A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER INVESTMENT ADVISER SENTENCED TO 3½ YEARS IN PRISON FOR $3 MILLION LOSS TO VICTIMS IN FINANCING FRAUD SCHEME CHICAGO ― A former investment adviser was sentenced to 3½ years in federal … Continue reading
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A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER COMMODITIES TRADER SENTENCED TO 6½ YEARS IN PRISON FOR $5.3 MILLION LOSS TO VICTIMS IN $10 MILLION FRAUD SCHEME CHICAGO ― A former Chicago commodities trader was sentenced to 6½ years … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: THREE FRAUD DEFENDANTS WHO MET IN PRISON SENT BACK TO SERVE NEW SENTENCES IN $3.6 MILLION PONZI SCHEME CHICAGO — Three serial fraud defendants who met while incarcerated for unrelated crimes at … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER MEXICAN HOTEL OPERATOR PLEADS GUILTY IN FIRST STAGE OF RESOLVING $500 MILLION SCHEME TO DEFRAUD THOUSANDS OF U.S. INVESTORS IN SALES OF PROMISSORY NOTES AND TIME-SHARE LEASES CHICAGO — Partially resolving … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: LONG GROVE MAN SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR FINANCING FRAUD SCHEME RESULTING IN $3 MILLION LOSS CHICAGO — A northwest suburban man was sentenced today to seven years in federal … Continue reading
Another Ponzi scheme has surfaced in the Chicago area, this time in Kane County. Here’s the U.S. Attorney’s press release: SUBURBAN CHICAGO MAN AND CALIFORNIAN INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SWINDLING INVESTORS IN A $5 MILLION FRAUDULENT FINANCING SCHEME CHICAGO — A … Continue reading