2010 News and Press Releases

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Date	Subject	Related Docs.
December 27	Former Chicago Man Allegedly Swindled Nearly $8 Million From More Than 50 Victims in Investment Fraud Scheme	Information
December 21	Internet Radio Host Hal Turner Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Threatening Three Federal Appeals Court Judges in Chicago Over Decision Upholding Handgun Bans
December 20	Chicago U.S. Attorney's Office Collected $99 Million in Civil and Criminal Debts and Forfeiture Actions in Fiscal Year 2010
December 17	City Inspector Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Bribery in Probe of Crooked Permits
December 16	U.S. Seizes Nearly 11 Tons of Marijuana Aboard Train From Mexico; Seven Defendants Arrested At Chicago Heights Storage Site	Complaint
December 15	Former Hoffman Estates Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Producing, Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography
December 14	Residential Property Development Company Owner Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Defrauding Bank of Over $5 Million
December 14	Three Defendants Facing Federal Drug Charges in Chicago Among 15 Extradited From Mexico in Past Week	Complaint
December 10	Former Canopy Financial Co-founder Pleads Guilty to $75 Million Investment Fraud and $18 Million Misappropriation From Custodial Heath Care Expense Accounts of 1,600 Customers	Plea Agreement
December 8	Former Paint Manufacturing Chemist Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets Valued Up to $20 Million
December 7	Former Elmwood Park Bank Vice President Sentenced to 63 Months in Federal Prison for $5.1 Million Fraud Scheme
November 22	Retired Chicago Police Officer Indicted in RICO Conspiracy With Members of Alleged Drug Distribution Ring Accused of Engaging in Murders, Kidnappings, Robberies and Obstruction of Justice	Second Superseding Indictment
November 17	Nearly 100 Alleged Traveling Vice Lords Street Gang Members and Associates Facing State or Federal Narcotics Charges	Complaint
November 17	Three Owners of Bankrupt Sunrise Equities Accused of Cheating Hundreds of Investors in $43 Million Ponzi and Bank Fraud Scheme	Superseding Indictment
November 10	Former Chicago White Sox Executive and Two Former Scouts for Sox in Latin America Indicted for Allegedly Obtaining Illegal Kickbacks From Players' Signing Bonuses	Indictment
November 3	Northwest Suburban Man Allegedly Swindled $5 Million From Approximately 150 Victims in Investment Fraud Scheme	Information
October 28	Seven Defendants Arrested on Federal Charges Related to Selling Fake Identification Documents in Chicago's Little Village	Francisco Castillo Complaint Porfirio Alvarez-Cortez Complaint Jorge Castillo & Jorge Castillo-Arroyo Complaint Jesus Castillo-Luciano Complaint Juan Castillo-Santos Complaint Jacobo Velasquez Complaint
October 27	Forex Trader in Florida Pleads Guilty to Fraud That Resulted in $2.3 Million Loss for Investors Over Two Years	Plea Agreement
October 26	U.S. Attorney's Office to Conduct Election Day Monitoring  Election Day Hotline: (312) 469-6157
October 18	Podiatrist Charged With Evading More Than $500,000 in Federal Income Taxes on $1.8 Million in Wages and Inheritance Income	Indictment
October 15	West Suburban Businessman Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud; Agrees to Pay Restitution to IRS and Various Employee Benefit Funds	Plea Agreement
October 14	Libertyville Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Cheating Some 100 Victims of More Than $9 Million in "Ponzi" Scheme
October 14	Retired Head of Operating Engineers Local 150 Sentenced for Illegally Obtaining Equipment for His Maryland Buffalo Farm
October 14	Owner of Suburban Adult Entertainment Clubs Charged With Obstructing IRS in Collecting Taxes on Diverted Cash Receipts	Information
October 8	Small West Suburban Water District Placed in Hands of Court-Appointed Receiver After U.S. Sues Over Loan Default
October 7	Mt. Prospect Man Arrested for Allegedly Operating $12 Million "Ponzi" Scheme That Promised Hefty Returns to 70 Investors	Complaint
October 6	West Chicago Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
October 5	Three Men Indicted in Alleged Home Repair Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims on City's South and West Sides	Indictment
September 30	Heroin and Cocaine Supply Networks, Street Gang Drug and Gun Sales Targeted in Three Separate Investigations Resulting in State and Federal Charges Against 55 Defendants	Helga Weis Complaint Moises Villalobos, et al Complaint Francisco Llamas Complaint Antonio Negron Complaint Roberto Romero, et al Complaint
September 30	Chicago Man Indicted for Allegedly Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization	Indictment
September 29	Former Area Physician Agrees to $20 Million Settlement With U.S. Covering Civil False Claims Allegations By Whistle-Blower	Settlement
September 24	Pair Indicted in Investment Fraud Scheme for Allegedly Misusing $12 Million of $30 Million Raised From 70 Investors	Indictment
September 23	City Inspector Convicted of Bribery in Probe of Crooked Permits
September 20	U. S. Sues Bridgeport Couple and Their Realtors for Refusing to Sell Home to African-American Family	Complaint
September 17	Broadview Man Indicted in Alleged Murder-for-hire Plot After Being Arrested for Illegal Possession of a Handgun	Complaint Indictment
September 17	Former Merrillville FBI Technician Indicted for Allegedly Embezzling More Than $30,000 in Evidence	Indictment
September 16	U.S. Charges 19 Alleged 2-6 Street Gang Members and Associates With Cocaine Distribution and Marijuana Growing	Complaint
September 15	Suburban Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison After Hundreds of Victims Lost More Than $30 Million in 22-year "Ponzi" Scheme
September 15	Former Small Business Administration Loan Officer Indicted in Alleged Scheme to Profit From Sale of SBA Loans to Relatives	Indictment
September 13	West Suburban Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Swindling 75 Victims in $28 Million "Ponzi" Scheme
September 8	Aircraft Leasing Company, Its Owner, and Six Other Defendants Indicted in Alleged $50 Million Fraudulent Financing Scheme	Superseding Indictment
September 1	Former Paint Manufacturing Chemist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets Valued Up to $20 Million	Plea Agreement
September 1	Eleven German and Chinese Executives and Six Companies Tied to German Food Conglomerate Indicted on Federal Charges Alleging Global Conspiracy to Illegally Import Chinese Honey	Indictment
August 30	Former Owner of Joliet Landfill Charged With Tax Evasion and Failing to Pay More Than $2 Million in Federal Income Taxes	Indictment
August 25	North Suburban Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Investment Frauds Totaling More Than $3.3 Million
August 23	Chicago Man Convicted of Posing As Federal Official in Scheme to Obtain and Sell Area Properties he Did Not Own
August 18	Former Coal City Paramedic and Youth Soccer Coach Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Exploitation
August 17	Far North Suburban Man Charged With Cheating Two Dozen Investors of $3.7 Million in Alleged Ponzi-scheme	Information
August 13	Internet Radio Talk Show Host Hal Turner Convicted of Threatening Three Federal Appeals Court Judges in Chicago Over Decision Upholding Handgun Bans
August 12	U.S. Charges 26 Alleged Street Gang Members, Associates and Drug Suppliers in West Side Heroin Distribution Conspiracies	Complaint
August 11	Former Elmwood Park Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty to $5.5 Million Fraud Scheme	Plea Agreement
August 11	Former Area Physician Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $13 Million Health Care Fraud
August 4	Chicago Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Terrorist Organization
July 22	Seven Defendants Indicted in Alleged $35 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving More Than 120 Residences in the Chicago Area	Indictment
July 15	24 Defendants Indicted for Allegedly Participating in Conspiracy to Claim More Than $2.3 Million in False Federal Tax Refunds	Indictment Indictment
July 14	Alleged Leader of Little Village Identification Document Fraud Ring Extradited From Mexico to Face Racketeering and Murder Conspiracy Charges in Chicago
June 28	Former Midway Airport Customs Officer Indicted for Allegedly Receiving $52,000 in Bribes From Restaurant Employees	Indictment
June 17	17 Defendants Charged in Seven Separate Mortgage Fraud Cases As Part of Nationwide Operation Stolen Dreams
June 11	Former Miami Area Man Convicted of Traveling From Chicago to Thailand to Engage in Illicit Sex With Minor Boys
June 10	Nine Defendants Charged in Chicago in "Project Deliverance;" More Than 40 Kilograms of Heroin and 8 Kilos of Cocaine Seized
June 1	U.S. Charges 11 Chicago Area Defendants With Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Insurance Benefits Totaling $255,000
May 27	U.S. Indicts Ohio Man and Two Foreign Residents in Alleged Ukraine-based "Scareware" Fraud Scheme That Caused $100 Million in Losses to Internet Victims Worldwide	Indictment
May 13	U.S. Announces Comprehensive, Cooperative Agreement With Cook County Board and Sheriff to Remedy Violations and Ensure Constitutional Rights of Inmates At Cook County Jail	Complaint Agreed Order
May 10	Chicago Police Officer Charged With Lying to FBI Agents About Bribes for Promising to Fix Police Board Cases	Complaint
May 6	Long Grove Man Arrested on Federal Charges for Allegedly Fraudulently Obtaining Bank Loan Resulting in $2.4 Million Loss	Complaint
May 6	Former West Suburban Man Indicted on Federal Charges in 2006 Pipe-bombing At Hinsdale Metra Station	Indictment
April 28	Memphis Area Man Indicted for Causing MF Global to Lose $141 Million on Unauthorized Trades of Wheat Futures Contracts At Chicago Board of Trade in 2008	Indictment
April 26	Operators of Bensenville Temporary Labor Firms Charged With Hiring Illegal Aliens to Provide Workers in Suburban Warehouses	Information
April 15	Three Chicago Are Men Indicted in Alleged Conspiracy to Rob Bulk Cash Belonging to Bank in West Suburban La Grange	Indictment  Complaint
April 13	Chicago Interior Decorator Pleads Guilty to Federal Income Tax Fraud Resulting in $211,000 Tax Loss	Plea Agreement
April 13	South Suburban Contractor Charged With Under-reporting Nearly $2.5 Million in Income and Failing to Pay More Than $1.5 Million in Federal Individual and Corporate Taxes	Information
April 12	Skokie Man Charged With Participating in Alleged Conspiracy to Claim False Federal Tax Refunds Totaling More Than $2 Million	Complaint
April 1	Honey Importer Arrested for Allegedly Conspiring to Evade U.S. Import Duties for Chicago Office of German Food Distributor	Complaint
March 26	Chicago Man Charged With Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda By Attempting to Send Funds Overseas	Complaint
March 18	Chicago Resident David Coleman Headley Pleads Guilty to Role in India and Denmark Terrorism Conspiracies	Plea Agreement
March 17	Two Executives of Aircraft Leasing Companies Indicted in Alleged Commercial Bribery Scheme; One Facing Tax Charges	Indictment
March 12	Rudolph Fratto, Alleged Self-described Member of Chicago Mob, and Second Man Indicted in Bid-rigging Scheme At Mccormick Place	Indictment
March 11	Chiropractor and Physician Among Three Defendants Indicted in Alleged $1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme	Indictment
March 8	Retired Head of Operating Engineers Local 150 Charged With Illegally Obtaining Feeder for His Maryland Buffalo Farm	Information
March 4	North Suburban Businessman Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Cheating on Federal Taxes Over 10 Years
March 3	Former Suburban Dentist Sentenced to 17½ Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
March 2	Berwyn Businessman Arrested on Federal Illegal Gambling and Tax Fraud Charges; Added As Eighth Defendant in New Indictment	Superseding Indictment
March 1	Second Canopy Financial Co-Founder Added to New Federal Charges Alleging $75 Million Investment Fraud and $19 Million Misappropriation From Clients' Custodial Heath Care Accounts	Information
February 24	Evanston Man Charged With Transporting Child Pornography	Complaint
February 24	Uptown Bar Owner Sentenced to Year and a Day in Federal Prison for Cheating on Income and Payroll Taxes
February 18	Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Extradited From Mexico Arrives in Chicago to Face Federal Drug-trafficking Charges
February 5	North Suburban Hair Salon Owner Charged With Filing False Federal Corporate Income Tax Return	Information
February 4	United States v. Blagojevich, et al.	Second Superseding IndictmentGovernment's Filing Regarding Second Superseding Indictment Fact Sheet
February 4	Azteca Supply, Its Owner and Her Husband Indicted for Alleged Minority Contract Fraud, Including Two O'Hare Projects
January 25	U.S. Attorney's Office to Conduct Election Day Monitoring Election Day Hotline: (312) 469-6157
January 14	Chicagoans Tahawwur Rana and David Headley Indicted for Alleged Roles in India and Denmark Terrorism Conspiracies; Ilyas Kashmiri and Retired Pakistani Major Charged in Denmark Plot	Superseding Indictment
January 13	Suburban Massage Parlor Owner and Associate Arrested for Allegedly Extorting Thousands of Dollars From Female Worker	Complaint
January 13	Barge Captain and Marine Company Indicted in Fatal 2005 Explosion That Discharged Slurry Oil in Chicago Canal	Indictment
January 7	Chicago Man Sentenced to 55 Years in Federal Prison for Enticing Minors to Engage in Sexual Activity
January 7	Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Possesion of a Handgun and Crack Cocaine

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