A Beach Park man faces up to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to federal charges that he stole $2.3 million in funds while he was employed at a museum in Chicago. Michael Maurello, 56, of Beach Park, was charged in January with two counts of wire fraud and two counts of bank […]
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Federal authorities charge Beach Park man with stealing more than $2 million in funds from museum in Chicago
A Beach Park man is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing more than $2 million in funds from a museum in Chicago over the span of 13 years while employed as a payroll manager. Michael Maurello, 56, of Beach Park, was charged with two counts of wire fraud and two counts of bank fraud. An […]
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Island Lake woman among 3 charged in scheme that stole over $2 million from banks
An Island Lake woman was among three individuals who were arrested Tuesday after authorities say they defrauded multiple banks of over $2 million. Jennifer Thompson, 48, of Island Lake, was one of three who were arrested by the Will County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday morning. The sheriff’s office said that Thompson and two others allegedly defrauded […]
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Judge sentences woman to 5 years in prison for identity theft, stealing over $10K from Woodstock bank
A Georgia woman was sentenced to five years in prison after she pleaded guilty to identity theft for stealing over $10,000 from a bank in Woodstock. Leah Mims, 31, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was indicted in July 2020 on four counts of forgery, a Class 3 felony, and two counts of identity theft, a Class 2 […]
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Woman flees from police, leading to rollover crash in McHenry
Charges are pending against a woman after police say she tried cashing a fraudulent check at a McHenry bank, struck the building, before finally crashing her car, rolling it over Monday afternoon. The McHenry Police Department responded around 1:17 p.m. to the McHenry Savings Bank, 353 Bank Drive, for a report of a woman in […]