A Buffalo Grove woman is facing federal charges after she allegedly swindled at least half a dozen victims out of $3.5 million by falsely claiming the money would be used in Ukraine and for immigration services. Tatiana Bazer, 40, of Buffalo Grove, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago on fraud charges for […]
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Buffalo Grove attorney accused of working with ‘criminal network’ in theft of over $2.3 million in government funds
Police say a Buffalo Grove attorney was arrested for participating in the theft of over $2.3 million in government funds from a city in Florida on behalf of a “criminal network.” The Tallahassee, Florida, Police Department announced Friday an arrest in connection with a 2024 fraud investigation that involved stolen City of Tallahassee funds. The […]
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Investment fund manager from Highland Park sentenced to prison after losing millions, lying to client
An investment fund operator from Highland Park has been sentenced to federal prison for losing millions on risky trades and then lying to a client to get them to invest more money. David Swartz, 59, of Highland Park, was sentenced last week to two years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley […]
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Judge sentences Beach Park man to 3 years in prison for stealing $2.3 million from museum in Chicago
A Beach Park man was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing $2.3 million in funds and spending it on “extravagancies” 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 fraud. An indictment […]
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Beach Park man pleads guilty to federal charges for stealing $2.3 million from museum in Chicago
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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Cary woman charged with raising money online for woman who she falsely claimed had cancer
A Cary woman was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly creating an online fundraiser and raising money for cancer treatments for another woman, who did not actually have cancer. Tonya L. Carter, 44, of Cary, was charged originally charged with one count of wire fraud, a Class 3 felony. Late last month, a grand […]
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More than 3 years in prison for Deerfield man who stole almost $1 million from children’s organization
A Deerfield man, who is the former director of a non-profit that helps disabled children, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for stealing over $800,000 from the organization for his own personal use. Stuart Nitzkin, 45, of Deerfield, was charged with one count of felony wire fraud, according to a criminal […]
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Lakewood man pleads guilty to stealing money from Social Security over span of 8 years
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. […]