Wheeling man sentenced to jail for forging check
A Wheeling man convicted last month of forgery and attempted theft was sentenced Thursday to 120 days in jail and 30 months probation.
Andrew A. Schwartz, 27, the former owner of a Des Plaines sealcoating and paving company, was also ordered to pay $744 in fines. He received credit for 64 days in custody.
Cook County Judge Thomas Fecarotta found Schwartz guilty of trying to deposit a check he forged from an Arlington Heights condominium association, which contracted with Schwartz and his former company, BP Sealcoating and Paving, to replace a parking lot.
The president of the condo association testified she signed a contract with Schwartz in September 2014 for his company to make the repairs for $30,500.
Erin Heinz testified she made a down payment at the time. Later, after Arlington Heights inspectors found the work deficient, she contacted Schwartz about making repairs, which he never did.
Schwartz testified he wanted to make repairs but the condo association did not allow him to do so. He also claimed he received an $18,000 check from the condo association that he tried to deposit. Heinz denied writing the check, which featured a font different from the one used for the condo association's checks.