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Tracking Down Tim Durham
$216 Million gone, 5,400 financial lives shattered; It’s the fallout from an FBI investigation into Tim Durham and his Akron, Ohio company called Fair Financial. Our I-Team 8 investigation begins Thursday at 11 p.m.
Libertyville man sentenced to five years in prison for cheating some 100 victims of more than $9 million in “Ponzi” scheme
CHICAGO—A Libertyville man was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for defrauding approximately 100 victims of more than $9 million in a “Ponzi-type” fraud scheme. The defendant, Forrest…
Fairview Heights Man Indicted on Explosive, Threat Charges
Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on October 5, 2010, ROMAN O. CONAWAY, age 50, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was indicted…
Three Terre Haute inmates sentenced
INDIANAPOLIS — Three inmates of the Federal Correctional Complex – Terre Haute were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence in separate cases for possession of contraband while…
Chicago man arrested in attempted bombing plot
A 22-year-old Chicago man was arrested early Sunday morning, immediately after placing a backpack which he thought contained an explosive device into a curbside trash receptacle near a crowded North…
Five guilty pleas in dog fighting conspiracy
Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that during the week of Sept. 13, 2010, five co-defendants entered pleas of guilty in U.S….
Former Indianapolis Man Indicted for Corydon Bank Robbery
INDIANAPOLIS—Sean F. Schaffner, 41, of Indianapolis, but currently in federal custody in South Carolina, was charged today with armed bank robbery and use of a firearm during a crime of…
FBI seeking information: Man robs two banks in two states in one day
On Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, the Charter One Bank branch, 2131 S. China Place, Chicago, Illinois, was robbed by a lone white male. He entered the bank around 12:47 p.m.,…
Aircraft leasing company, its owner, and six other defendants indicted in alleged $50 million fraudulent financing scheme
Charges Include Obstructing SEC Investigation and Tax Fraud CHICAGO — The owner of an aircraft leasing company, who was indicted earlier this year on commercial bribery charges, his corporation, and…
Best man accused of killing groom’s son testifies
Even three years later, Bryan Owens says he has difficulty coming to grips with the betrayal that led his former best friend to have an affair with his wife and then allegedly kill Owens’ 2-year-old son in a beating so vicious the boy’s skull and jaw were broken and his intestines bruised. Owens spoke with the Tribune after a bench trial ended today on murder charges against Gilbert Knowles, 35, the best man in Owens’ 2004 wedding.