News and Press Releases

Date	Subject	Related Docs.
June 17	Former Chicago Alderman and Nebraska Executive Among Three Convicted After Federal Bribery Conspiracy Trial
June 11	Former Suburban Police Chief and Husband Charged With Hiding Business Income and $500,000 From State Grant in False Tax Returns	Information
June 5	Joliet Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Setting Fire in 2007 to Home of Neighboring African-American Family
June 4	Two Attorneys Among Four Defendants Indicted in Two Separate Mortgage Fraud Schemes Involving South Side Properties	Bartlett Indictment Campanale Indictment
May 30	Chicago Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Attempted Bombing on Crowded Street Near Wrigley Field in September 2010
May 30	Former Illinois Prison Guard Charged With Illegally Selling Assualt Rifles and Other Firearms to Cooperating Former Inmate	Complaint
May 23	Former Lake County Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for $1.6 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
May 21	Iowa Man Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Mailing Pipe Bombs and Threats to Investment Firms in Bid to Raise Stock Prices
May 20	Retired Chicago Police Officer Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Role in Violent Drug Distribution Conspiracy
May 20	McHenry Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening US Embassy Officials in Serbia and Serbians in Chicago Over Visa Dispute	Complaint
May 14	Federal Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges Chicago Area Defendants With Defrauding Medicare and Other Health Insurers	Ibrahim Information Ahluwalia Complaint Lamon Information Dickson Complaint SelectCare Indictment
May 10	Chicago Police Officer Convicted of Attempted Extortion for Steering Vehicle Tows From Accident Scenes to Driver
May 9	Dolton Police Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Violations for Using Excessive Force With Baton
May 6	Taiwanese Father and Son Arrested for Allegedly Violating US Laws to Prevent Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction	Alex Tsai Complaint Gary Tsai Complaint
May 6	Four Defendants Sentenced to Prison Terms Between Five and 10 Years in Three Investment Fraud Schemes
May 2	Ex-loan Officer Sentenced to 12½ Years in Prison for Mortage Fraud Scheme Involving Dozens of South Side Properties
May 2	Crest Hill Man and His Sister Indicted for Allegedly Conspiring to Illegally Buy Firearms in Missouri and Ship Them to Illinois	Superseding Indictment
April 30	Three Fraud Defendants Who Met in Prison Sent Back to Serve New Sentences in $3.6 Million Ponzi Scheme
April 29	Crestwood Official Convicted of Falsifying Reports to Conceal Village’s Use of Well in Drinking Water Supply
April 25	Chicago Man Arrested for Allegedly Taking Cash to Assist With Filing False Bankruptcy Case to Avoid City Auto Impound Fees	Complaint
April 22	FBI Arrests Suburban Chicago Man for Allegedly Supporting Terrorism Overseas	Complaint
April 18	Fifth Sacred Heart Hospital Physician Arrested For Allegedly Illegally Prescribing Hydrocodone To A Patient	Complaint
April 18	Suspended North Side Pharmacist Indicted For Allegedly Smuggling And Trafficking Counterfeit Viagra	Indictment
April 17	U.S. Sues Cook County and County Pension Fund to Enforce the Employment Rights of Army Reserve Member	Complaint
April 16	Tennessee Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Causing MF Global to Lose $141 Million on Unauthorized Futures Trades
April 16	Sacred Heart Hospital Owner, Executive and Four Doctors Arrested in Alleged Medicare Referral Kickback Conspiracy	Complaint
April 15	Chicago Leader of Romanian-Based Conspiracy That Obtained $1.6 Million in False Tax Refunds Sentenced to 85 Months in Prison
April 8	Addison Seafood Company and Its Owner Resolve Civil and Criminal Charges of Mislabeling Frozen Fish and Shrimp	Bruno Information Gourmet Express Consent Decree Gourmet Express Complaint
April 5	Federal Tax Prosecutions Serve As Reminder to Taxpayers to Comply With Tax Obligations As April 15 Deadline Approaches
April 3	Chicago Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing Bank Teller During Robbery in 2007
March 25	Former Condo-Hotel Developer Arraigned After Being Extradited From Italy on Federal Tax Evasion Charge	Indictment
March 22	Four Chicago Men Sentenced to Lengthy Federal Prison Terms for Gun and Drug Crimes
March 7	Former Chicago Bears Player and Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged Separately With Failing to File Federal Tax Returns	Zorich Information Pamon Information
March 7	Former Markham Deputy Police Chief Arrested on Federal Civil Rights Charge Alleging Aggravated Sexual Abuse	Indictment
March 5	Brothers and Hit-Man Convicted of RICO and Murder Conspiracies Involving Little Village False Identification Document Ring
March 4	Chicago Investment Advisor Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Causing Clients to Lose $1.6 Million in Fraud Scheme
February 27	West Suburban Man Convicted of Federal Gun Charge
February 27	Black P Stone Nation “General” Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics and Gun Crimes
February 27	Skokie Business Owner Charged With Tax Evasion for Allegedly Hiding Funds in Secret Offshore Account With Swiss Bank UBS	Information
February 26	Former Commodities Broker Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraud Causing Half-Dozen Clients to Lose $1.3 Million
February 25	Waukegan Grocer Sentenced to 2½ Years in Prison for Defrauding U.S. Food Stamp and Nutrition Programs of More Than $844,000
February 22	Seventeen Defendants Facing Federal Narcotics or Firearms Charges Alleging Nexus of Guns and Drugs in Chicago	Chaparro et al Indictment Valencia Cuevas Indictment Chaparro and Mendez Complaint Arguijo Complaint
February 20	Two Companies and Five Individuals Charged With Roles in Illegal Honey Imports; Avoided $180 Million in AntiDumping Duties	Groeb Farms Information Groeb Farms DPA Murphy and Honey Holding Information Honey Holding DPA Murphy Plea Agreement Yang Information Tran Information Lin Indictment Couture Indictment
February 20	Former Des Plaines Police Commander Charged With Making False Statements About DUI Arersts in Federal Funding Reports	Information
February 20	White-Supremacist William White Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Soliciting Violence Against Hale Jury Foreman
February 19	Former Chairman of Western Springs Bank Sentenced to Prison for Concealing Personal Interest in Loans From U.S. Regulators
February 12	Two Former Krahl Construction Executives Sentenced to Prison Terms for Billing Fraud and Kickback Scheme
February 11	Latin Kings’ Second-In-Command Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for RICO Conspiracy and Related Gang Crimes
February 11	Two Defendants Indicted in Alleged Sham Marriage Conspiracy to Illegally Enable Legal U.S. Residence	Indictment
February 7	East Chicago Detective Indicted in Alleged Private Security Ghost-Payroll Scheme	Indictment
February 7	MCC Guard Indicted for Allegedly Taking Bribes to Violate Prison Rules Regarding Inmate Possession of Contraband	Indictment
January 28	Former Chicago Police Officer Charged With Attempted Extortion of Tow Truck Driver and Selling Guns to Felon	Information
January 28	Suburban Chicago Lawyer Who Hosts National Radio Talk Show Indicted in $9.7 Million Mortgage Fraud Schemes	Indictment
January 24	Disbarred Chicago Lawyer Surrenders After More Than Six Years on the Run; Allegedly Skipped Prison Term	Indictment
January 24	David Coleman Headley Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Role in India and Denmark Terror Plots
January 23	Three Chicago Men Indicted in Series of Violent Robberies of Retail Stores and Businesses Last Year in Chicago	Indictment
January 23	32 Chicago Area Defendants Allegedly Obtained Nearly $874,000 in Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Benefits
January 18	Joliet Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Fire in 2007 to Home of Neighboring African-American Family	Plea Agreement
January 18	Former Chicago Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for $8 Million Investment Fraud and $1.5 Million Tax Fraud
January 17	North Suburban Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $4 Million Fraud of 50 Investors in Sleep Disorder Businesses
January 17	Tahawwur Rana Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Supporting Pakistani Terror Group and Terror Plot in Denmark
January 11	Former Law Firm IT Chief and Contract Employee Vendor Indicted in $4.8 Million Billing Fraud and Kick-back Scheme	Indictment
January 11	Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Minor to Illinois for Prostitution; Admits Forced Sex-trafficking of Four Victims	Plea Agreement
January 8	Doctor and Wife Guilty of Tax Evasion; Millions of Amphetaminebased Pills Illegally Dispensed At Area Weight Loss Clinics	Meena Anand Plea Agreement Rakesh Anand Plea Agreement
January 7	Twelve Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in Scheme to Obtain More Than $1 Million From Counterfeit Checks	Indictment

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