2012 Press Releases

05.01.12

Federal Indictment Charges Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell with Engaging in $53 Million Fraud Since 1990

04.27.12

Indiana Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Staging Violent Phone Calls to Victim in Conspiracy to Extort at Least $54,000

04.25.12

Investigation Leads to Weapons or Drug Charges Against 12 Individuals

04.23.12

Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Bombing on Crowded Clark Street Near Wrigley Field in September 2010

04.20.12

Nine Arrested in Englewood Drug Probe

04.19.12

Suspect Arrested in Connection with CNB Bank and Trust Robbery

04.18.12

Boss of Fraudulent Identification Document Ring Based in Chicago’s Chinatown Sentenced to 81 Months in Federal Prison

04.18.12

Roscoe Man Sentenced to Nine Months in Federal Prison for Embezzling More Than $120,000 from Rock Valley Federal Credit Union

04.18.12

Fifteen Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in Scheme to Use More Than 80 Fictitious Companies to Defraud Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Agencies of $8.7 Million

04.17.12

Rockford Woman Indicted for Robbery of Associated Bank in Rockford

04.11.12

Fourteen Defendants Face Federal or State Charges Involving Cocaine Sales in Lake County’s Round Lake Beach Area

04.10.12

Former Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud

04.10.12

State Representative Derrick Smith Indicted on Federal Bribery Charge

04.09.12

Chicago Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging Forced Sex Trafficking of Four Victims, Including Two Minors

03.26.12

Crest Hill Man Convicted of Distributing Child Pornography During Undercover FBI Investigation of “Boy Lovers” Group

03.14.12

Physician Who Operated South Side Medical Clinic Convicted of Health Care Fraud Involving Unnecessary Patient Tests

03.14.12

BCI Aircraft Leasing Inc. and Its Owner, Brian Hollnagel, Convicted in $50 Million Fraudulent Financing Scheme

03.14.12

Reward Offered for Information About Rolling Meadows Bank Robbery

03.13.12

State Representative Derrick Smith Arrested on Federal Bribery Charge

03.12.12

U.S. Attorney’s Office to Conduct Election Day Monitoring