The owner of an Island Lake trucking firm has been charged by federal authorities who allege he wired up applicants to help them cheat on Illinois commercial driver’s license exams. Mykola Datkun, 33, of Port Barrington, was charged earlier this month in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Datkun faces […]
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Man charged in scheme that resulted in Village of Libertyville contracts being steered to his HVAC employer
An employee of a heating and air conditioning company is facing charges after prosecutors say he submitted fake high-bid proposals to the Village of Libertyville so his employer could win contracts. Kenneth T. Niewerth, 58, of Salem, Wisconsin, was charged with three counts of bid-rigging, forgery, wire fraud and computer fraud. Lake County State’s Attorney’s […]
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All 3 suspects now in custody after being charged with stealing, cashing checks belonging to elderly man near Antioch
All three suspects who were charged months ago with stealing checks belonging to an elderly man near Antioch and then altering and cashing them are now in custody. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on April 2, 2022, to a residence in the 38200 block of North Bolton Place in unincorporated Antioch for a report […]
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Member of fraud crew arrested after trying to cash fake check at currency exchange in Lake Zurich
Prosecutors say a Chicago woman, who is part of a fraud crew in the area, was arrested after trying to cash a fake check at a currency exchange in Lake Zurich. Melanie Gonzalez, 20, of Chicago, was charged with one count of forgery by issuing or delivering a document. The Lake Zurich Police Department responded […]
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3 suspects charged with stealing, altering and cashing checks belonging to elderly man near Antioch
Police say warrants have been issued for three suspects who allegedly stole checks belonging to an elderly man near Antioch and then altered and cashed the checks. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on April 2, 2022, to a residence in the 38200 block of North Bolton Place in unincorporated Antioch for a report of […]
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8 years in prison for ‘con artist’ from Lake Forest who prosecutors say stole over $500K from victims in Lake County
A judge has sentenced a Lake Forest man to eight years in prison after prosecutors called him a “con artist” who defrauded multiple victims out of more than $500,000. Ricky A. Dugo, 55, of Lake Forest, was charged in March 2021 with four counts of felony theft and two counts of felony conspiracy to commit […]
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4 years in prison for Gurnee man convicted of writing fraudulent check, stealing money from victim in Crystal Lake
A Gurnee man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing a Crystal Lake man’s check and paying another person with it. Freddie Howard, 25, of Gurnee, was charged in September 2020 with one count of forgery, a Class 3 felony, and one count of theft over $500, a […]
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Lake Forest man accused of stealing $500K from victims in Lake County found guilty in one of several cases
A Lake Forest man has been found guilty in one of several cases after prosecutors accused him of being a “con artist” and defrauding multiple victims out of more than $500,000. Ricky A. Dugo, 55, of Lake Forest, was charged in March 2021 with four counts of felony theft and two counts of felony conspiracy […]
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Investigators raid Waukegan City Hall as part of criminal investigation into multiple crimes
Multiple investigators executed a search warrant at the Waukegan City Hall Thursday morning into an investigation involving multiple crimes. The Illinois State Police obtained the warrant Thursday morning in Lake County Circuit Court. A judge signed off on the search warrant for the city hall, located at 100 North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in […]