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Lakewood man pleads guilty to stealing money from Social Security over span of 8 years

Avatar photoby Sam BorciaSeptember 25, 2021 11:34 AM

A Lakewood man pleaded guilty on Thursday to a federal charge for defrauding Social Security out of over $150,000 over the span of more than eight years, prosecutors said. Valentino V. Agignoae, 55, of Lakewood, pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge of wire fraud in front of U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow. The U.S. […]

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Zion man sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring to assist ISIS

Avatar photoby Sam BorciaMarch 5, 2021 8:06 PM 2021-03-05T20:07:51-06:00

A Zion man who held an ISIS flag at the Illinois Beach State Park in Zion and conspired to assist ISIS for several years was sentenced to 12 years in prison, prosecutors said. Joseph D. Jones, 38, of Zion, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood. Jones was found guilty by […]

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Beach Park man charged in violent attempted carjacking at Glencoe golf course

Avatar photoby Sam BorciaJanuary 28, 2021 5:46 PM

Federal prosecutors have charged a Beach Park man in connection with a ‘violent’ attempted armed carjacking of a woman at a Glencoe golf course over the summer. Zayveon T. Thomas, 19, of Beach Park, was charged in U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division with one count of attempted carjacking. Thomas was among […]

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Federal prosecutors charge Lake in the Hills man with traveling to meet 15-year-old for sex

Avatar photoby Sam BorciaJanuary 14, 2021 2:50 PM 2021-01-14T14:53:22-06:00

A Lake in the Hills man was charged by federal authorities after he allegedly traveled across state lines multiple times to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex, according to court documents. Kevin R. Duffy, 35, of Lake in the Hills, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts of traveling in interstate […]

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Crystal Lake business owner pleads guilty to defrauding IRS out of over $1 million in taxes

Avatar photoby Sam BorciaNovember 10, 2020 3:46 PM

A Crystal Lake business owner has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion for defrauding the IRS out of more than $1 million, prosecutors said. Gary T. Petersen, 55, of Crystal Lake, pleaded guilty on Monday to federal income tax evasion in front of U.S. District Judge Iain Johnston. Petersen was president and sole shareholder of […]

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Former state senator Terry Link from Vernon Hills pleads guilty to federal tax evasion

Avatar photoby Sam BorciaSeptember 16, 2020 6:52 PM

Terry Link, the state senator from Vernon Hills who resigned last weekend, has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion for underreporting his income. Link, 73, of Vernon Hills, was charged in the U.S. Northern District Court of Illinois on August 13 with one count of filing a false tax return. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday […]

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