A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Federal Grand Jury Indicts Union Official for Allegedly Extorting Cash Payments from Local Business CHICAGO — A high-ranking official in a Chicago-area labor union threatened a local business with economic loss if … Continue reading
Last year, McHenry County taxpayers were billed $823,699,731.68. This year, real estate taxes total $829,734,565.01 That’s an increase countywide of $6 million or 7/10 of one percent. $3 million of that increase–half of the total–can be laid at the feet … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: California Trucking Executive and Alleged Computer Hacker Arrested for Extorting $40,000 from Chicago-Area Software Company CHICAGO — The president of a southern California trucking company plotted with a Serbian man to extort … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER SPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHARGED WITH STRUCTURING CASH WITHDRAWALS TO EVADE CURRENCY TRANSACTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND MAKING FALSE STATEMENT TO THE FBI CHICAGO — The former Speaker of the … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: STEVEN MANDELL SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR BARBARIC 2012 PLOT TO KIDNAP, EXTORT AND KILL VICTIM IN NORTH SIDE TORTURE CHAMBER CHICAGO — A northwest suburban man was sentenced today to … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED EXTORTION OF TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND SELLING GUNS TO FELON CHICAGO — A former Chicago police officer was charged today with attempting to extort a … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: TWO CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED ON ATTEMPTED EXTORTION CHARGES IN VEHICLE TOWING INVESTIGATION CHICAGO — Two Chicago police officers were indicted separately on federal charges for obtaining an extortion payment from a … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: TWO CHICAGO AREA MEN ARRESTED ON EXTORTION-RELATED CHARGES INVOLVING ALLEGED PLOT TO ABDUCT AND MURDER VICTIM CHICAGO — Two Chicago area men were arrested last night and charged today with attempted extortion … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: INDIANA COUPLE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR STAGING VIOLENT PHONE CALLS TO VICTIM IN CONSPIRACY TO EXTORT AT LEAST $54,000 CHICAGO — An Indiana couple who engaged in a cruel hoax were … Continue reading
That’s the best line in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article by Daniel Brice on former Governor Tommy Thompson top aide Nick Hurtgen’s having his trial date set for extortion and mail fraud. Hurtgen was head of Bear Stearns’ Chicago office when … Continue reading
That’s the best line in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article by Daniel Brice on former Governor Tommy Thompson top aide Nick Hurtgen’s having his trial date set for extortion and mail fraud. Hurtgen was head of Bear Stearns’ Chicago office when … Continue reading
