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Outcome Health leaders convicted on federal fraud charges over info screens in medical offices
Apr 11, 2023 8:50 PM - Jurors found three former leaders of a Chicago-based company guilty of multiple counts of fraud on Tuesday, after a 10-week federal trial that tracked Outcome Health's rise and dramatic fall. The leaders were accused of lying to customers and investors while taking in about $1 billion.
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Trump Organization convicted in executive tax dodge scheme
Dec 6, 2022 5:05 PM - Donald Trump's company was convicted of tax fraud on Tuesday in a case brought by the Manhattan District Attorney, a significant repudiation of financial practices at the former president's business.
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New York attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company
Sep 21, 2022 11:30 AM - New York's attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
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St. Charles executive pleads guilty to withholding millions in payroll taxesJun 23, 2022 7:15 PM - The owner of Lane Tool and Manufacturing Company Inc. in South Elgin could face up to five years in prison.
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Former Grayslake chamber leader charged with six counts of wire fraudJun 23, 2022 12:00 PM - A former executive director of the Grayslake Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry was indicted Wednesday on federal fraud charges for allegedly misappropriating at least $300,000 from the organization. According to the U.S. District indictment, Karen Christian-Smith is alleged to have issued checks from chamber bank accounts to herself and deposited them into personal accounts between 2013 to 2019.
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Madigan's leadership in jeopardy as more House Democrats say he doesn't have their votesNov 19, 2020 9:11 PM - Michael Madigan's 35-year tenure as speaker of the Illinois House could be in jeopardy as some Democratic lawmakers predicted Thursday he won't have the votes needed to keep the leadership role in the face of a widening federal corruption investigation.
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Authorities arrest Woodridge man wanted on fraud charges on resort islandJul 24, 2020 3:17 PM - A Woodridge man has been arrested on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on charges of investment fraud stemming from a purported investment advisory business he ran in the Chicago area, authorities said Friday.
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Authorities: Harvest Bible Chapel employee stole $262,000 from Elgin campusMar 13, 2020 6:10 PM - A 38-year-old man has been arreted and charged with stealing $262,000 over a 15-month span from the Harvest Bible Chapel in Elgin. Jeffery L. Parham, of Elgin, is free on bond and faces six to 30 years in prison if convicted of the most severe charge. Last year, Parham settled a lawsuit with the church's insurer, admitting to stealing and agreeing repay $100,000 by December 2024.
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Authorities: St. Charles man stole $500,000-plus from Aurora companySep 27, 2019 7:33 PM - The former vice president of Diamond Envelope of Aurora has been charged with stealing more than $500,000 from it and another company owned by his family.
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Former personal assistant admits to stealing from Geneva attorneyMar 26, 2019 8:45 AM - A 39-year-old Bartlett man has pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from his 2017 arrest for stealing $75,000 from a Geneva attorney while working as his personal assistant.
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