7 tracked private-fraud cases in Illinois — sourced from DOJ, FBI, SEC, FTC and 230+ news outlets.
Kartik Saini was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for conducting a tech support fraud scheme that targeted senior citizens in the United States. Saini and co-schemers allegedly falsely represented to victims that their computers had been hacked and their bank accounts had been compromised.
Jawad Fakroune was sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison for extorting a Chicago business partner over an alleged $1.5 million debt through violent threats and assaults, and for additional alleged charges including fraud and tax evasion.
Isaiah W. Douglas pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud involving the deposit of checks stolen from the mail.
A Chicago man is charged with burglary and identity theft, accused of being a serial mail thief.
Seung Han Lim was convicted of fraudulently billing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois over $600,000 for chiropractic services not rendered.
A defendant was sentenced to 45 months for an identity theft scheme spanning seven states that allegedly impacted 18 victims, with restitution ordered of over $47,000.
Sean Rondeau, a chiropractor, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for defrauding health insurance companies of more than a quarter million dollars. His convictions include healthcare fraud, three counts of mail fraud, and five counts of wire fraud.