Mount Prospect police arrest Chicago man on wire fraud charges

Bond was set at $200,000 for a Chicago man Friday, after Mount Prospect police, along with members of the Chicago Police Department, arrested him for taking part in an Internet fraud scheme.

Police arrested Samson O. Alimi, 29, of 3233 W. Olive Avenue #2N, after a yearlong investigation.

During a search of his home, police say they located 29 fraudulent driver's licenses with Alimi's picture on them, as well as boxes of MoneyGram and Wal-Mart receipts.

It was the culmination of an investigation that began on April 23, 2015, when a Mount Prospect police investigator, along with the assistance of the Wal-Mart Corporation Regional Investigators and MoneyGram Financial Intelligence Unit Investigators, identified Alimi and began looking into his role in a criminal organization conducting various Internet fraud scams. Officials say the investigation showed that Alimi had received or picked up more than $600,000 in over 500 separate MoneyGram money wire transfers from victims sending money under false pretenses between April 23, 2015 and April 23, 2016.

He is charged with one felony count of wire fraud, one felony count of money laundering and one felony count of continuing a criminal enterprise.

Alimi remains in the Mount Prospect jail. His next court date is June 9.