| December 7 |
Chicagoan David Headley Charged With Conspiracy in 2008 Mumbai Attacks in Addition to Foreign Terror Plot in Denmark |
Headley Inforamtion
Abdur Rehman Complaint |
| December 4 |
Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Porter Recognized at Annual U.S. Attorney Awards Ceremony |
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| December 2 |
Canopy Financial Co-Founder Jeremy Blackburn Facing Federal Fraud Charges Alleging Deceit in $60 Million Stock Sale |
Complaint |
| November 25 |
North Suburban Man Charged With Cheating Handful of Investors of Several Millions of Dollars |
Complaint |
| November 23 |
Former U.S. Immigration Officer Pleads Guilty to Destroying Government Files and Producing a False Immigration Document |
Plea Agreement |
| November 23 |
United States Sues Chicago Area Landlord for Allegedly Refusing to Rent to African Americans |
Complaint |
| November 23 |
Ten Defendants Indicted in Sham Marriage Conspiracy to Enable Foreign Nationals to Illegally Obtain U.S. Citizenship |
Indictment |
| November 20 |
U.S. Indicts 15 Alleged Members and Associates of Chicago Distribution Cell of La Familia Mexican Drug Cartel |
Superseding Indictment |
| November 19 |
Oak Park Man Charged With Transporting Child Pornography |
Complaint |
| November 19 |
Cortland Man Charged With Transporting Child Pornography |
Complaint |
| November 16 |
Admitted Vice Lords Gang Member Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegal Gun Possession |
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| November 6 |
Elgin Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of a Handgun and Crack Cocaine |
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| November 6 |
Owner of Former Suburban Car Dealership Arrested; Charged With Two Others in Fraud on Customers and Lenders |
Indictment |
| November 5 |
Four Alleged Black P Stone Nation Gang Members Charged With Selling Crack Cocaine in South Side Area Known as "Terror Town" |
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| November 5 |
Fugitive Former General Motors Executive Returns to U.S.; Pleads Guilty to Metals Fraud and $6.5 Million Kickback Scheme |
Plea Agreement |
| October 29 |
Chinese Honey Supplier Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Evade U.S. Restrictions on Imported Honey |
Plea Agreement |
| October 29 |
West Suburban Man Charged With Defrauding 60 Investors of $28 Million in Alleged "Ponzi" Scheme |
Information |
| October 27 |
Two Chicago Men Charged in Connection With Alleged Roles in Foreign Terror Plot That Focused on Targets in Denmark |
Rana Amended Complaint
Rana Complaint
Headley Complaint |
| October 26 |
South Suburban Family Bank and Trust Co. Agrees to Plead Guilty and Forfeit $800,000 for Failng to File Currency Reports in 2001 |
Information |
| October 15 |
Chicago Man Accused of Posing As Federal Official in Alleged Scheme to Obtain and Sell Area Properties He Did Not Own |
Complaint |
| October 15 |
Skokie-Based Defense Contractor MPC Products Corp. To Pay U.S. $25 Million To Settle Criminal and Civil Contract Fraud Claims |
Judgment
Information |
| October 1 |
"Corona" Augustin Zambrano Among 18 Alleged Latin Kings Gang Leaders in Little Village Region Indicted on Federal Charges |
Superseding Indictment |
| August 20 |
Three Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leaders and Twin Brothers Who Ran Chicago-Based Distribution Crew Among Dozens Indicted in Chicago as Part of Coordinated Strike Against Drug Traffickers |
Guzman-Loera, et al. Superseding Indictment
Beltran-Leyva, et al. Indictment
Perez, et al. Superseding Indictment
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| August 14 |
Chicago Man Indicted for Lying to FBI About Terrorism Activity |
Indictment |
| August 10 |
City Inspector Charged With Bribery in Probe of Crooked Permits |
Complaint |
| August 3 |
Ten Defendants Indicted in $35 Million Tax Fraud Conspiracy; 3,300 False Tax Returns Filed in Names of Federal Prison Inmates |
Indictment |
| September 22 |
City Inspector Charged With Bribery in Probe of Crooked Permits |
Complaint |
| September 16 |
Former Park Forest and Elk Grove Village Man Charged With Manufacturing and Possessing Child Pornography |
Complaint |
| July 28 |
Chicago Pair Charged in November 2008 Arson of North Elston Apartment Building that Injured Residents |
Complaint |
| July 24 |
Wayne C. Scott Charged with Allegedly Swindling Investors of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in a Fraudulent Investment Scheme |
Indictment |
| July 23 |
Forrest David Laidley Charged With Allegedly Swindling Investors and Financial Institutions in a Multi-million Dollar Fraudulent Financing Scheme |
Indictment |
| July 22 |
Frank A. Castaldi Charged With Allegedly Swindling More Than 450 Investors in $77 Million Ponzi-Scheme |
Information |
| July 22 |
Investment Advisor John A. Orecchio Charged With Allegedly Embezzling $24 Million From Union Pension Funds |
Information |
| July 14 |
Alleged Founder of Street Gang That Uses Violence to Control Hardcore Punk Rock Music Scene Arrested on Extortion Charge for Shaking Down $5,000 From Recording Artist for Protection |
Complaint |
| July 10 |
David J. Hernandez Indicted for Allegedly Swindling 290 Investors in $12 Million Ponzi-Scheme |
Indictment |
| July 6 |
McHenry County Man Sentenced to 280 Months in Prison for Enticing 13-Year-Old Girl to Engage in Sexual Activity |
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| July 1 |
Chicago Man Arrested on Federal Charges of Selling Counterfeit $100 Bills Matching More Than $100,000 in Bogus Cash |
Complaint |
| June 30 |
Former CEO of Rock Creek Psychiatric Facility and Affiliated Physician Convicted in $565,000 Bribery and Kickback Conspiracy |
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| June 29 |
Ringleader Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Allergy Testing Health Care Fraud Scheme that Bilked Insurance Companies and Deceived Thousands of Patients |
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| June 26 |
Former Technical Director of Wheeling Paint Company Indicted for Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets Before Joining Competitor |
Indictment |
| June 24 |
Internet Radio Talk Show Host Hal Turner Arrested for Threatening Three Federal Appeals Court Judges in Chicago Over Recent Decision Upholding Handgun Bans |
Complaint |
| June 23 |
Forty-One Defendants Charged in Five New Area Mortgage Fraud Cases; Two Schemes Involve Expensive Condos and Suburban Homes |
Beck, et al. Indictment
Lisnek, et al. Indictment
Askar, et al. Indictment
Okulaja, et al. Indictment
Luckett Information
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| June 16 |
Fugitive Foreign Director of Lake Shore Asset Management Indicted on Federal Fraud and Obstruction Charges |
Indictment |
| June 11 |
Chicago Police Officer Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Violating Federal Civil Rights of a Man Confined in a Wheelchair |
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| June 3 |
Coal City Paramedic and Youth Soccer Coach Charged with Receiving Child Pornography |
Complaint |
| June 3 |
Chicago-Based NTIC to Pay U.S. $550,000 to Settle Alleged Misuse of DOJ Funds to Lobby Congress |
Settlement Agreement |
| May 28 |
Chicago Ald. Isaac "Ike" Carothers and Galewood Yards Developer Indicted on Federal Charges Alleging Bribery and Corruption in Re-Zoning of 50-Acre West Side Industrial Site |
Superseding Indictment |
| May 28 |
Seven Defendants Indicted in Alleged Racketeering Conspiracy for Roles in Regional Robberies, Berwyn Pipe-Bombing, Illegal Gambling and Obstruction of Justice Involving Two Suburban Cops |
Superseding Indictment |
| May 12 |
Former Executive of Wheeling Electronics Firm to be Arraigned in Alleged $17 Million Bank Fraud Following Arrest Overseas |
Indictment |
| May 6 |
Chinese Honey Supplier Arrested on U.S. Charges for Allegedly Conspiring to Evade U.S. Restrictions on Imported Honey for Chicago Office of German Food Distributor |
Complaint |
| May 4 |
U.S. Charges Bolingbrook Man with Bribery in Connection with Awarding Army Corps of Engineers Contract in Iraq |
Complaint |
| May 1 |
Three Teamsters Local 743 Workers Convicted of Labor Fraud and Theft of Union Ballots in Bid to Rig Contested 2004 Elections |
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| April 27 |
Des Plaines Man Convicted of Federal Murder-for-Hire Charges for Soliciting Murder of Partner in Lyons Excavation Business |
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| April 2 |
Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, His Brother, Two Former Top Aides and Two Businessmen Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges Alleging Pervasive Fraud |
Superseding Indictment
Fact Sheet |
| April 1 |
Two Chicago Board of Trade Floor Traders Charged With Defrauding Customers Out of More Than $2 Million |
Indictment |
| March 25 |
Undercover Operation Results in Fraud Charges Against Professionals in the Mortgage Loan Industry |
Atieh, et al. Indictment
Khoshabe, et al. Indictment
Karn, et al. Indictment
Javell, et al. Indictment
Moallem, et al. Indictment
Dabbouseh, et al. Indictment
Salem, et al. Indictment
Jaradat, et al. Indictment
Moinuddin, et al. Indictment
Fard, et al. Indictment |
| March 6 |
U.S. Obtains Injunction Against Del Rey Tortilleria After Alleging Unsafe Food Production Practices |
Complaint
Consent Decree |
| March 6 |
Chicago Businessman Accused of Cheating Investors of $2 Million in Sales of Tax Certificates on Delinquent Cook County Parcels |
Complaint |
| March 6 |
West Suburban Man Indicted on Federal Gun Charge |
Indictment |
| February 27 |
Chicago Businessman Charged with Defrauding Two Dozen Investors of $4.7 Million in Alleged "Ponzi" Scheme |
Indictment |
| February 25 |
U.S. Charges 19 Defendants in Alleged Fraudulent Identification Document Ring Based in Chicago's Chinatown Neighborhood |
Zhang, et al. Complaint
Huang Complaint
Si Complaint |
| February 19 |
Six Area Defendants Indicted in Alleged $10 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme |
Superseding Indictment |
| February 18 |
DuPage Real Estate Firm and Former Agent to Pay $120,000 to Settle Fair Housing Discrimination Lawsuit |
Consent Order |
| February 5 |
Christopher Kelly and BCI Commercial Roofing Indicted on Federal Charges Alleging Fraud Scheme to Obtain Inflated Airline Contracts and Using BCI Proceeds to Pay Kelly's Debts |
Indictment |
| January 30 |
Two Area Physicians among Four Defendants Charged in Three Separate Federal Health Care Fraud Schemes |
Sheth Information
Montenegro Information
Pam / Williams Indictment |
| January 29 |
Former Chicago Area Man Convicted of Failing to Pay More than $65,000 in Child Support Ordered in DuPage County |
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| January 23 |
Suburban Businessman Charged with Bilking Millions of Dollars from Hundreds of Investors in Alleged 22-year “Ponzi” Scheme |
Complaint |
| January 22 |
Chicago Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Civil Rights of a Man Beaten While Restrained in a Wheelchair |
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| January 9 |
West Suburban Businessman Charged with Filing False Federal Corporate Income Tax Return |
Information |
| January 7 |
Two Principals of Collapsed Foreign Currency Trading Firm Arrested on Federal Charges in Alleged $15 Million Fraud Scheme |
Complaint |
| January 6 |
Leo Burnett to Pay United States $15.5 Million to Settle Overbilling Allegations on Army Advertising Contract |
Settlement Agreement |
