Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former area motorcycle and recreational vehicle dealer and his accountant, together with eight other defendants who allegedly acted as straw buyers in sham vehicle sales, were indicted on federal charges alleging a nearly $74 million fraudulent financing scheme that resulted in approximately 20 lenders losing more than[Read More…]
Day: August 30, 2013
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for August 30, 2013
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
FBI Arrests Suburban Attorney for Allegedly Stealing $2.34 Million in Clients’ Funds from Her Escrow Account
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A suburban attorney whose law license was suspended in May was arrested today on federal fraud charges for allegedly misappropriating approximately $2.34 million from a husband and wife who were her clients. The defendant, Kathleen Niew, was charged with 10 counts of wire fraud in a federal grand[Read More…]
FBI: Former Commodities Trader Charged with Causing $5 Million Loss to Bank and Others in Alleged $10 Million Fraud Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Chicago commodities trader was charged today with allegedly fraudulently raising more than $10 million and misappropriating a substantial portion of the money for his personal commodities futures trading to make Ponzi-type payments to investors and to benefit himself and his family, resulting in a loss of[Read More…]
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