| December 9 |
Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and His Chief of Staff John Harris Arrested on Federal Corruption Charges |
Complaint |
| December 02 |
Fifteen South Suburban Law Enforcement Officers among 17 Defendants Charged in FBI Undercover Probe for Allegedly Providing Armed Security for Purported Large-scale Drug Deals |
Manuel - Taylor, et al. Affidavit
Complaints:
Manuel and Bell
Ramsey and Wilson
Lee and Scott
Dudley, Engram and Williams
T. Funches, Jr. and Mingo
Taylor, A. Funches and McCaskill
Hall and Kelly
Stallworth
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| December 01 |
Condell Health Network and Medical Center to Pay $36 Million Settlement after Self-Reporting Possible Health Care Fraud |
Settlement Agreement
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| November 25 |
RBC Mortgage Co. To Pay U.S. Nearly $11 Million to Settle Claims Over FHA-insured Mortgages Issued by Former Rockford Office |
Settlement Agreement
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| October 30 |
William F. Cellini, Sr., Indicted for Alleged Role in Defrauding Teachers Retirement System with Rezko, Levine and Others |
Indictment
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| October 28 |
U.S. Attorney's Office to Conduct Election Day Monitoring
Election Day Hotline: (312) 469-6157 |
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| October 22 |
Self-Proclaimed White-Supremacist William White Indicted for Allegedly Soliciting Violence Against Hale Jury Foreperson |
Indictment
Complaint |
| October 21 |
U.S. Indicts Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge on Perjury, Obstruction of Justice Charges Related to Alleged Torture and Physical Abuse by Burge and Other Officers |
Indictment |
| October 2 |
Lead Defendant in Aegis Company $60 Million Tax Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced to 18½ Years in Prison |
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| September 25 |
U.S. Charges 15 Defendants in Separate Federal Cases Alleging Fraud in Federal Housing Programs |
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| September 24 |
Many Allegedly High-Ranking Latin Kings Leaders in Little Village among 40 Facing State or Federal Charges |
Complaints:
Garcia and others
Aviles
Uriostegui and Cardell Lewis
Uriostegui and Christopher Lewis |
| September 19 |
U.S. Charges 21 Defendants in Alleged Fraudulent Identification Document Ring Based in Chicago's Little Village Community |
Complaints:
Estrada, et al.
Solis |
| August 14 |
Amerigroup to End Appeal and Pay $225 Million to United States and Illinois to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Case |
Settlement Agreement |
| August 11 |
Lawson Products to Pay $30 Million under Deferred Prosecution Agreement Involving Corrupt Sales Practices |
United States v. Lawson Products, Inc.
Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Informations:
Keogh
Cannon
Wittle
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| July 31 |
Two Area Men Charged with Conspiracy and Using a Pipe Bomb to Damage a Berwyn Coin Vending and Video Business in 2003 |
Indictment |
| July 17 |
Cook County Jail's Inadequate Security, Health Care and Living Conditions Violate Inmates' Constitutional Rights, Justice Department Investigation Finds |
USDOJ Letter to Cook County Sheriff and Board President (4.2 MB ) |
| July 17 |
Owner of Former Metal Finishing Business Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Environmental and Labor Embezzlement Crimes |
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| June 27 |
Dr. Robert Weinstein Indicted for Alleged Role in Defrauding Medical School and Charity of Millions with Stuart Levine |
Indictment |
| June 19 |
Sixty-Seven Defendants Charged in a Dozen Separate Chicago Area Mortgage Fraud Schemes |
Indictments:
Brown Jr, et al. (Chicago)
Brown Jr, et al. (Nevada)
Brunt, et al.
Carroll, et al.
Helton and White
Hon
Johnson, et al.
Macklin
Matthews
Rodgers, et al.
Sturdivant
Trochowski and Sarwa |
| June 19 |
Former Suburban Gun Shop Operator Charged with Illegally Exporting Some 220 Firearms to Canada in 2006 |
Complaint |
| June 19 |
U.S. Seizes Animal Food at Petco Warehouse in Joliet after Alleging Rodent and Bird Infestation |
Complaint |
| June 17 |
Michigan Man Indicted on Federal Murder Charge in March Beating Death of MCC Inmate |
Indictment |
| June 4 |
Walgreens to Pay $35 Million to United States, 42 States and Puerto Rico to Settle Medicaid Prescription Drug Fraud Claims |
Settlement Agreement
Corporate Integrity Agreement |
| May 29 |
U.S. Charges Former Edgewater Hospital Owner Peter Rogan with Lying to Obstruct Government Efforts to Collect $64.2 Million Civil Health-Care Fraud Judgment; Defendant Detained in Canada |
Complaint |
| May 27 |
Two Chicago Executives of German Food Firm Arrested on Federal Charges for Allegedly Conspiring to Import Honey from China Containing an Antibiotic |
Complaint |
| May 27 |
Statement of U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald Regarding U.S. Supreme Court's Denial of Cert in Ryan and Warner Case |
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| May 22 |
Developers, Contractors and Seven City Employees among 15 Charged in Federal Bribery Probe of City Building Permits |
Complaints:
Burns
Cladovan
Garneata, Curescu, Curescu, Scorte, Wellhausen, Fofiu and Olivella
Mendenhall
Muresan
Piekarz And Milam
Valentino
Ziroli |
| May 21 |
U.S. Charges 28 Defendants in Alleged Crack Cocaine Conspiracy Involving Gangster Disciples Faction on City's South Side |
Complaint
Affidavit |
| May 19 |
Six Principals of Former Aegis Company Convicted of $60 Million Tax Fraud Conspiracy Following Three-month Federal Trial |
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| May 9 |
Mexican Hotel Operator Charged in $500 Million Fraud Scheme for Allegedly Swindling Thousands of U.S. Investors in Sales of Promissory Notes and Time-Share Investments |
Indictment |
| May 9 |
Secret Service Arrests Three Defendants in Alleged Home Equity Loan Mortgage Fraud Scheme |
Complaint
Affidavit |
| April 21 |
Elgin Engineering Firm and Its Owner Indicted for Allegedly Overcharging IDOT more than $1 Million During Nine-Year Span |
Indictment |
| April 18 |
Forest Park Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation; Agrees to Resign and Serve a Year In Prison |
Plea Agreement |
| April 14 |
Justice Department Awards More than $570,000 to Area Law Enforcement Agencies to Combat Gangs |
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| April 3 |
Chicago Police Officer Indicted for Allegedly Violating Federal Civil Rights of Man Beaten while Handcuffed in Wheelchair |
Indictment |
| April 2 |
Suburban Chicago Woman Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Employer's Trade Secrets Bound for China |
Indictment |
| March 19 |
Seven Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in $5 Million International Fraud Schemes Selling Counterfeit Fine Art Prints |
Indictment
Superseding Indictment
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| March 18 |
CVS Caremark Corp. to Pay $36.7 Million to United States, 23 States, and the District of Columbia to Settle Medicaid Prescription Drug Fraud Allegations |
Settlement Agreement
Corporate Integrity Agreement |
| March 14 |
Suburban Chicago Man and Former General Motors Executive Indicted in Alleged $80 Million Fraud and Kickback Scheme |
Indictment |
| February 20 |
U.S. Attorney's Office Mourns Death of Valued Friend and Colleague |
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| January 31 |
U.S. Attorney's Office to Conduct Election Day Monitoring Primary Election Day Hotline: (312) 469-6157 |
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