Information on just about every subject is today readily available online. Because data about Chicago real estate listings and sales are now publicly available, experts say that we have entered a golden age of mortgage fraud.Real estate experts say that because real...
Month: August 2018
Former mayor of Chicago suburb arrested for public corruption
Of all of Chicago’s suburbs, Ford Heights is one of the smallest and least well-known. Covering slightly less than two square miles, the village about 25 miles south of downtown Chicago has fewer than 3,000 residents.Ford Heights is not too small to make...
Chicago woman, two others accused of tax fraud
A Chicago woman was recently accused by federal prosecutors of defrauding the IRS. She and two others allegedly filed false tax returns for clients and then received the refunds. The three women each face 10 counts of wire fraud and five counts of aggravated identity...
Part II: Drug cases dismissed after Chicago cops indicted for corruption
Regular readers of our legal blog know that we recently wrote about a pair of Chicago cops who are accused of lying to Cook County judges to get search warrants. Prosecutors believe Sgt. Xavier Elizondo and Officer David Salgado used improperly obtained warrants...