| December 29 |
West Suburban Investment Advisor Charged With Causing 10 Clients to Lose More Than $4.26 Million in Fraud Scheme |
Information |
| December 22 |
U.S. Obtains Injunction Against Triple A Services After Alleging Unsafe Food Production Practices |
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| December 19 |
Chicago Man Sentenced to Twelve Years in Federal Prison for Transporting, Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography |
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| December 15 |
Twin Brothers Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Scheme to Defraud Sprint |
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| December 14 |
Director and Board Member of Beacon Street Gallery Charged With Stealing $400,000 in Federal Education Grant Funds |
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| December 8 |
Two Lawyers Among Four Defendants Convicted of $9.2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme After Nine-week Federal Trial |
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| December 8 |
Former Chicago Options Trader Sentenced to 44 Months in Prison for Investment Fraud Scheme |
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| December 7 |
Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Corruption in Office |
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| December 5 |
Two Men Indicted in Series of Alleged Armed Robberies in 2010 |
Indictment |
| December 2 |
Former High School Custodian Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography |
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| December 2 |
Area Man Indicted in Alleged Escape and Armed Bank Robbery in 2009 |
Indictment |
| December 1 |
Des Plaines Man Indicted for Allegedly Manufacturing Child Pornography and Crossing State Line to Molest a Minor |
Indictment |
| November 30 |
Downers Grove Contractor Sentenced to a Year and a Day in Prison for Hiding $864,000 Skim From Federal Tax Returns |
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| November 21 |
Chicago Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Minors |
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| November 17 |
Former Lake Shore Asset Management Director Sentenced to 20 Years for Defrauding 900 Investors in $294 Million Scheme |
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| November 16 |
Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office Collected $142.6 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2011 |
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| November 16 |
Twenty Defendants, Including Five Allegedly Tied to the Zetas Cartel, Indicted on Federal Narcotics Charges |
Indictment |
| November 14 |
Two Former Secretary of State Road Test Examiners Indicted for Allegedly Accepting Cash Bribes to Guarantee Passing Test |
Indictment |
| November 11 |
Seven Krahl Construction Executives and Employees and Two Others Indicted in Alleged Billing Fraud and Kickback Scheme |
Indictment |
| November 10 |
Aurora Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for 2009 Shooting Spree While Illegally Possessing a Firearm |
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| November 9 |
Brothers Convicted in Home Repair Fraud Scheme That Targeted Elderly Victims on City’s South and West Sides |
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| November 3 |
Des Plaines Man Charged With Transporting Child Pornography |
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| November 3 |
Two Dozen Members and Associates of Belizean Bloods Street Gang Facing Federal Narcotics and Passport Fraud Charges |
Johnson Complaint
Flowers Complaint |
| November 1 |
Dolton Police Officer Arrested on Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges Involving Alleged Use of Excessive Force |
Indictment |
| October 31 |
Former Suburban Man Added As a New Defendant in Indictment Alleging $105 Million “Ponzi” Scheme Involving 400 Victims |
Indictment |
| October 27 |
Suspended Physician Facing Federal Charges of Attempting to Distribute Prescription Drugs in Exchange for Sex |
Complaint |
| October 21 |
Former Financial Executive of St. Xavier University Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $850,000 From School Over a Decade |
Plea Agreement |
| October 17 |
U.S. Seizes Food At Warehouse in Streamwood After Alleging Rodent Infestation |
Complaint |
| October 13 |
Former Small Business Administration Loan Officer Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Undisclosed Sale of Loans to Relatives |
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| October 13 |
Former Citadel Employee Arrested for Theft of Financial Firm’s Trade Secrets |
Complaint |
| October 3 |
Attorney and Former Edgewater Hospital Owner Indicted for Allegedly Lying and Obstructing Justice to Impede U.S. and Bank Efforts to Collect Judgments Totaling More Than $188 Million |
Indictment |
| September 28 |
Former Cme Group Software Engineer Indicted for Theft of Globex Computer Trade Secrets While Allegedly Planning Business to Improve Electronic Trading Exchange in China |
Indictment |
| September 23 |
Suburban Man Charged With Transporting Child Pornography |
Complaint |
| September 19 |
Former City Inspector Convicted of Taking Bribes to Help Obtain State Food Sanitation Certificates for More Than 500 Individuals |
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| September 13 |
Long Grove Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Financing Fraud Scheme Resulting in $3 Million Loss |
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| September 8 |
President of Former Suburban Car Dealership Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Defrauding Customers and Lenders |
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| September 7 |
Four Chicago Area Defendants Charged in Nationwide Medicare Fraud Strike Force Takedown; Three Others Charged With Defrauding Private Health Insurers |
Natale Indictment
Ferrell/Woods Indictment
Mattson/Paul/Patel Indictment
Canastra Information |
| September 2 |
Suburban Tobacco Store Owner Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for $5.45 Million State and Federal Tax Fraud |
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| September 1 |
Former Condo-Hotel Developer Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging Evasion of More Than $1.75 Million in Income Taxes |
Indictment |
| August 30 |
Former Midway Airport Customs Officer Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Receiving Bribes From Restaurant Employees |
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| August 30 |
Channahon Village President Charged With Failing to File Federal Individual and Corporate Income Tax Returns |
Information |
| August 26 |
Father Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison, Following Eight-year Terms Imposed on Son and Daughter, for Their Roles in $10 Million Affinity Fraud Scheme That Swindled 2,000 Victims |
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| August 25 |
Former Merrillville FBI Evidence Technician Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Lying About Stealing Nearly $80,000 |
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| August 24 |
Director of Defunct Lake Shore Asset Management Pleads Guilty to Defrauding 900 Investors in $294 Million Fraud Scheme |
Plea Agreement |
| August 23 |
Nine Alleged Members and Leader of Gaylords Gang Faction in Addison Charged With Illegally Possessing or Selling Firearms |
Battaglia Complaint
Rand Complaint
Grace Complaint |
| August 18 |
Former South Holland Man Sentenced to 17½ Years in Prison for Directing $35 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving More Than 120 Residences in the Chicago Area |
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| August 15 |
Iranian National Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Plot to Illegally Export Missile Components and Radio Tests Sets to Iran |
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| August 12 |
Aurora Physician Indicted for Engaging in Alleged Health Care Fraud Scheme and Federal Income Tax Fraud |
Indictment |
| August 11 |
Former Crestwood Water Officials Indicted for Allegedly Falsifying Reports to Conceal Village's Use of Underground Well to Supplement Drinking Water Supply |
Indictment |
| August 4 |
United States Sues City of Joliet to Preserve Affordable Housing for Low-income Residents, Mostly African-American |
Complaint |
| August 4 |
Tinley Park Couple Indicted for Allegedly Illegally Dispensing Controlled Substances to Patients At South Suburban Weight Loss Centers; Cheating IRS of Nearly $750,000 in Taxes |
Indictment |
| August 3 |
Former Wheeling Resident Sentenced to 70 Years in Federal Prison for Producing and Possessing Child Pornography |
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| August 2 |
Former Head of Chicago Distribution Cell of La Familia Mexican Drug Cartel Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison |
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| August 2 |
Fourteen Defendants Charged in New Phase of Undercover Mortgage Fraud Probe Involving Homes in Englewood Area |
Shogbuyi Complaint
McMahon Complaint
Hayes Complaint |
| August 1 |
Former Chicagoan Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Prison for $65.8 Million Tax Fraud; Obtained $10.2 Million in IRS and State Tax Refunds While Directing Ring From Israel |
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| July 27 |
North Suburban Man Indicted in Alleged Fraud Scheme Involving $4 Million Raised From 50 Investors in Sleep Disorder Businesses |
Indictment |
| July 25 |
Michigan Man Charged With Federal Sex-trafficking of a Minor |
Complaint |
| July 20 |
Northwest Suburban Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Swindling $5 Million From 150 Victims in Investment Fraud Scheme |
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| July 20 |
U.S. Arrests Owners of Home Health Care Business and Suspended Podiatrist on Charges Alleging Medicare and Visa Fraud |
Complaint |
| July 15 |
Former Forex Trader Extradited From Peru to Face Charges of Swindling $5 Million From 400 Victims in Trading Fraud Scheme |
Indictment |
| July 14 |
Former Stickney Fire Lieutenant Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography |
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| July 14 |
Former North Chicago School Board Member and Transportation Director Among Five Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in $800,000 Kickback Scheme Involving Student Busing Contracts |
Indictment |
| July 11 |
Former Miami Area Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Traveling to Thailand to Engage in Illicit Sex With Minor Boys |
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| June 30 |
Former Cbot Member and Floor Trader Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Defrauding Customers Out of More Than $2 Million |
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| June 29 |
Operator of Two Home Health Care Businesses Indicted in Alleged $20 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme |
Indictment |
| June 23 |
Waukegan Grocer and Wife Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding U.S. Food Stamp and Nutrition Programs of More Than $500,000 |
Indictment |
| June 22 |
Thirty-eight Alleged Members, Suppliers and Customers of Chicago-based Interstate Narcotics Ring Facing Federal Charges |
Blount Complaint I
Blount Complaint II
Blount Complaint III
Mixon Complaint
Motino Complaint
Serrano Complaint
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| June 14 |
Former Bartlett Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Molesting Infant During Live Streaming Online Video |
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| June 9 |
Chicago Businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana Guilty of Providing Material Support to Terror Group and Supporting Role in Denmark Terrorism Conspiracy |
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| June 9 |
Former Federal Prison Chaplain Indicted for Allegedly Illegally Passing Messages for Convicted Killer Frank Calabrese, Sr., and Attempting to Transfer Calabrese’s Hidden Property |
Indictment |
| June 3 |
Five Defendants Indicted in Alleged $15.7 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme to Help Finance Failed North Shore Development |
Indictment |
| June 1 |
Barbados Man Indicted for Allegedly Obtaining More Than $10 Million By Filing Hundreds of Fraudulent Federal Tax Returns |
Indictment |
| May 31 |
Iranian National Pleads Guilty in Plot to Illegally Export Missile Components and Radio Tests Sets to Iran |
Plea Agreement |
| May 13 |
Former Plainfield Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Transporting Child Pornography |
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| May 10 |
Two Suburban Men Allegedly Obtained $16 Million From 300 Investors in Fraudulent Real Estate Investment Scheme |
Complaint |
| April 29 |
Four Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in Sham Minority Cable Business That Obtained $8.3 Million From City Cable Provider |
Indictment
Information |
| April 27 |
Chiropractor Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Workers Comp and Other Insurers of $1.4 Million |
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| April 25 |
Mundelein Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography |
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| April 15 |
Downers Grove Contractor Charged With Filing False Federal Income Tax Returns |
Indictment |
| April 8 |
Suburban Chicago Man and Californian Indicted for Allegedly Swindling Investors in a $5 Million Fraudulent Financing Scheme |
Indictment |
| April 7 |
One Current and Three Former Chicago Police Officers, Once Assigned to Disbanded Elite SOS Unit, Charged With Federal Civil Rights Violations |
Finnigan & Herrera Information
Olsen Information
Delbosque Information |
| April 7 |
Latin Kings’ Nationwide Leader, Augustin Zambrano, and Three Other High-ranking Gang Members Convicted of Rico Conspiracy and Related Crimes in Federal Trial |
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| April 6 |
Two Tax Preparers Charged in Separate Indictments With Preparing More Than 20 False Federal Tax Returns |
L. Ingram Indictment
H. Ingram Indictment |
| April 6 |
Owner of River North Art Gallery and Two Others Indicted for Allegedly Producing And/or Selling Counterfeit Fine Art Prints |
Indictment
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| April 4 |
Former Villa Park Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Transporting Child Pornography |
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| March 25 |
U.S. Attorney's Office to Monitor Chicago Aldermanic Election Election Day Hotline: (312) 469-6157 |
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| March 22 |
Disbarred Chicago Lawyer Guilty in Federal Mortgage Fraud Case |
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| March 10 |
Chicago Man Sentenced to More Than 24 Years for Drug Distribution and Weapons Charges |
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| March 10 |
Former U.S. Probation Office Employee Charged in Fraud |
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| March 7 |
Country Club Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Mortgage Fraud |
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| February 24 |
Bluecross Blueshield of Illinois to Pay $25 Million to Settle Civil Medicaid Fraud Claims |
Settlement Agreement |
| February 23 |
Attorney Indicted for Defrauding Clients Seeking Help Saving Their Homes From Foreclosure |
Indictment |
| February 17 |
Honey Importer Indicted on Federal Charges Alleging International Conspiracy to Illegally Import Honey From China to Avoid U.S. Import Duties |
Indictment |
| February 16 |
Fourteen Area Defendants Charged in Eight Separate Federal Health Care Fraud Cases |
Carr Complaint
USOH Indictment
Bugayong & Woo Complaint
Bugayong & Woo Affidavit
Howard Indictment
Orillo Indictment
Hammerman Information
Chhibber Complaint
Chhibber Affidavit |
| February 16 |
Chicago Options Trader Allegedly Swindled More Than $600,000 in Investment Fraud Scheme |
Complaint
Affidavit |
| February 14 |
U.S. Attorney's Office to Monitor Chicago Mayoral Election Election Day Hotline: (312) 469-6157 |
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| February 11 |
Former Trader Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Defrauding the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Causing a Loss of $364,000 |
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| February 11 |
Suburban Man Allegedly Swindled $105 Million From Approximately 400 Victims in Investment Fraud Scheme |
Indictment |
| February 10 |
Two Defendants Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding More Than 250 Victims in $2 Million Fraud Scheme |
Indictment |
| February 10 |
Oak Brook Man Sentenced to 71 Months for Tax Fraud |
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| February 4 |
Owner of Suburban Adult Entertainment Clubs Sentenced to 12 Months in Jail and Six Months Home Confinement for Federal Tax Offenses |
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| January 28 |
Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Handgun |
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| January 28 |
U.S. Jury Convicts President of Former Suburban Car Dealership for Scheming With Two Others in Fraud on Customers and Lenders |
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| January 20 |
Chicago Man Handed 7½ Years in Prison for Posing As Federal Official in Scheme to Transfer Area Properties He Did Not Own |
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| January 19 |
Former Beauty School Owners Pay U.S. Nearly $5 Million to Settle Civil Claims; Joseph Cannella Sentenced to Probation for Attempting to Obstruct Federal Investigation |
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| January 18 |
Former Chicago Hedge Fund Manager Allegedly Swindled More Than $3.5 Million From 48 Victims in Investment Fraud Scheme |
Complaint |
| January 14 |
"Expediter" Who Cooperated in Federal Corruption Probe of City Building Permits Sentenced to Three Years Probation |
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| January 14 |
Marvin Berkowitz Pleads Guilty to $54 Million Tax Fraud Conspiracy; Directed Ring From Israel in Obtaining $4.5 Million in Refunds Using Names of Federal Prisoners and Deceased Persons |
Plea Agreement |
| January 14 |
David J. Hernandez Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison for Swindling More Than 250 Investors of $6.4 Million in Ponzi-Scheme |
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| January 12 |
Six Defendants Indicted in Alleged $15 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving More Than 40 Residences in the Chicago Area |
Indictment |
| January 6 |
Brunt Bros., Its Owner and Non-Minority Contractor Indicted for Alleged Minority Contract Fraud on City Sewer Work |
Indictment |
| January 5 |
Three Defendants Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding More Than 50 Victims in $4 Million Fraud Scheme |
Indictment |
| January 5 |
Owner of Business That Claimed to Provide Psychotherapy Services to Medicare Patients Pleads Guilty to $1.25 Million Fraud |
Plea Agreement |
| January 5 |
Self-Proclaimed White-Supremacist William White Convicted of Soliciting Violence Against Hale Jury Foreman |
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