State Crime Reports

ACLU Challenges Excessive and Unlawful Searches by Police in Etowah County, Alabama

The Etowah County Sheriff’s Department has abused its authority by conducting multiple unauthorized searches of a family’s home in flagrant violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. BIRMINGHAM, AL–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2013.  On behalf of an anonymous family, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Alabama, and the law firm[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Files Suit Over Illegal Eviction Practices

Attorney General Sues Safeguard Properties LLC for Breaking into Legally Occupied Homes, Changing Locks & Shutting Off Utilities Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced she has filed a lawsuit against Safeguard Properties LLC for illegally evicting struggling Illinois homeowners by breaking into their homes, changing locks to[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan: Iroquois County Man Arrested for Child Pornography

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday said a Watseka man was charged with multiple counts of child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative launched to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Brandon C. Shaw, 41, is charged with[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan: Salvage Business to Pay Penalty for Illegally Storing, Disposing of Used Tires

Facility Posed West Nile Virus Threat Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced that an Iroquois County automotive and salvage operation will pay a substantial civil penalty for illegally storing and disposing of used tires. The company also has been ordered to transfer thousands of used tires and[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Sues Company for Long Distance Phone Scam

Attorney General Says Delaware Company Targeted Spanish Speakers, Added Costly Long-Distance Service Without Authorization Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against a telecommunications company alleging it scammed Illinois residents by billing them for costly long-distance service they never authorized. Madigan filed the lawsuit earlier today[Read More…]

Former Cook County Assessor Employee Charged In Fraud Scheme

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Clerk in the Cook County Assessor’s Office has been charged in a financial crimes scheme for stealing more than $100,000 in fraudulent county checks over the course of three years, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Dionne Cooper, 43, of Hazel[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Sues Chicago Area Roofer for Allegedly Defrauding Homeowners

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday filed a lawsuit against a home repair contractor for cheating Chicago area customers, including a Chicago church, out of more than $150,000. Madigan filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court alleging Andrzej Rogowski, of Chicago, solicited business through his[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Announces Charges Against Premier Bank Board of Directors in $70 Million Criminal Fraud Scheme

Attorney General Alleges Failed Wilmette Bank Defrauded Troubled Asset Relief Program Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with the Special Inspector General for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the Office of the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan, Depart. Of Revenue: Peoria Gas Station Operator Charged in Tax Fraud Crackdown

Ongoing Operation Nets $82 Million in Unpaid Sales Tax from Gas Station Owners Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) today announced a Peoria area man has been charged for allegedly defrauding the state of more than $420,000 in gasoline sales taxes. The[Read More…]

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