Two Men Charged With Fraud Involving More Than $1 Million in Unemployment Compensation and the CARES Act
ROCKFORD — A superseding indictment returned Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Rockford charged two individuals with wire fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft involving unemployment compensation claims and the…
Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charge After Allegedly Selling Cocaine While on Vacation in Chicago
CHICAGO — A woman has been arrested on a federal drug charge after allegedly selling two kilograms of cocaine while vacationing in Chicago this week. MARINA RIVERA, 33, sold the cocaine Wednesday…
Man Charged in Connection With Shooting of Federal Agents in Chicago
CHICAGO — A criminal complaint filed today in federal court accuses a man of forcibly assaulting two federal agents and a task force officer in Chicago yesterday morning. EUGENE MCLAURIN, 28, of…
City of Chicago Alderman and Her Chief of Staff Indicted on Federal Bribery Charges
CHICAGO — A federal grand jury today indicted City of Chicago Alderman CARRIE M. AUSTIN and her Chief of Staff on bribery offenses for allegedly conspiring to receive home improvements from construction…
Federal Gun Trafficking and Drug Dealing Charges Filed Against Chicago Man
CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been charged in federal court with trafficking a loaded submachine gun and dealing cocaine in the city. JOSUE CANALES, 28, knowingly transferred a loaded Israeli Military…
Federal Indictment Accuses Three Men of Unlawfully Dealing or Possessing Firearms in Chicago
CHICAGO — Three men have been charged in a federal indictment with unlawfully dealing or possessing firearms in Chicago. JOHNATHAN BURGOS, 28, of Chicago, illegally dealt firearms in Chicago from January to…
Two Men Charged With Conspiring To Steal Guns From Suburban Chicago Firearms Dealer
CHICAGO — Two men have been charged in federal court with conspiring to steal a dozen handguns from a suburban Chicago firearms dealer. RONEAL NIGHTENGALE and ERIC ROWE conspired to steal the…
Man Charged in Federal Court With Carjacking and Murdering Chicago Rideshare Driver
CHICAGO — A man has been charged in federal court with carjacking and murdering a rideshare driver in Chicago earlier this year. EDMOND HARRIS, 18, of Chicago, carjacked a Lexus GS sedan…
Owner of Chicago-Area Restaurant Franchises Sentenced to More Than a Year in Prison for Underreporting $2.5 Million in Taxes
CHICAGO — The owner of five Chicago-area Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant franchises has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for filing false corporate tax returns that underreported $2.5 million…
Rockford Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison for Threatening To Kill Deputy U.S. Marshal
ROCKFORD — A Rockford man has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for threatening to kill a deputy U.S. Marshal. GIANNI GASPARE ANTHONY CARDENAS, 25, pleaded guilty earlier…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Husband and Wife in Alleged Mortgage Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO — A man and his wife have been charged in federal court in Chicago with participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded financial institutions out of at least $2.5 million.…
Man Pleads Guilty to Using Explosive Device in Attempt To Damage Suburban Chicago Restaurant
CHICAGO — A man has pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge for using an explosive device in an attempt to damage a suburban Chicago restaurant last year. On June 1, 2021,…
Rockford Man Charged in Federal Court With Robbing Two Banks in Past Two Months
ROCKFORD — A superseding indictment returned Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Rockford adds an additional charge of bank robbery against DEMONTRION DESHAN PHILLIPS, 27, of Rockford. Phillips was originally charged with…
Six Former Railroad Employees Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Federal Disability Benefits
CHICAGO – Six former railroad employees have been indicted on criminal charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining federal disability benefits. The indictments accuse the defendants of working other jobs while providing false information…
Former Chief of Staff to Illinois Speaker of the House Indicted for Allegedly Lying Under Oath to Federal Grand Jury
CHICAGO — The former Chief of Staff to the Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives was indicted today for allegedly providing false material declarations under oath to a federal grand jury…
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