Maple Park Crime
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Top Kane prosecutor: Synthetic pot still a suburban problemNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - More than five years ago, a 19-year-old Aurora teen who bought synthetic marijuana from a tobacco shop died after crashing his car into a North Aurora home. The death o...
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Former Geneva doctor accused of rape fights search that revealed indoor pot farmNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - A former Geneva doctor accused of a sexual assault is fighting a search of his St. Charles home in spring 2015 while he was out on bond during which authorities seized 2...
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Woman wanted in theft of over $100K from North Aurora firmNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - A 59-year-old Florida woman is wanted on felony charges that she stole more than $100,000 from North Aurora-based Dart Container between 2012 and 2015 by falsifying corp...
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2 charged with forging time sheets for state care to Kane residentsNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - Two people charged with submitting at least $5,000 each in bogus time sheets and other forms while serving clients in Kane County surrendered to authorities Friday. A Ka...
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Elgin police: Milwaukee man caught with 4.5 pounds of pot, cash on I-90Nov 16, 2016 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested on charges he possessed 4.5 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop at an Elgin toll booth along Interstate 90, according to po...
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McMahon looks ahead to 2nd full term as top Kane prosecutorNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon said Tuesday his second full term will include establishing a Conviction Integrity Unit to examine cases where new evidence aris...
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Why does imprisoned psychologist still have license to practice?Nov 11, 2016 4:30 am - Inverness psychologist Sharon Rinaldi pleaded guilty in May 2015 to federal health care fraud charges alleging she bilked Medicare out of at least $447,000 between 2008 ...
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Campton Hills caretaker charged with abuseNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - A live-in caretaker for a Campton Hills couple has been charged with abuse, accused of losing her temper while intoxicated, pushing a man and pulling a feeding tube from...
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Geneva investment firm owner sentenced to five years in Ponzi-like schemeNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - The founder of a Geneva investment firm has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for using client money to purchase a yacht and luxury vehicle and to trade his...
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Guilty plea in 2015 West Dundee home arsonNov 07, 2016 12:00 am - A 28-year-old Elgin man accused of setting fire to a West Dundee home last year has pleaded guilty to a lesser arson charge and will be sentenced in December. Phokam Pri...