 |
 |
Tag result for article published on Sat May 11 2019 12:00 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
A Chicago software developer has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $200,000 in grant funds from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation. Miroslav Velev, a mathematician with a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering, operated the Chicago-based software development and consulting company Aries Design Automation […]
Posted in CRIME BLOG CComments Off on Chicago Software Developer Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Federal Grant Money from NASA and NSF
Tag result for article published on Wed January 09 2019 9:41 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Fraudulent and deceptive calls warning people that their Apple products are defective and need to be replaced are still being received by area residents this week. Arlington Heights police warned residents on their official Facebook and Twitter accounts Friday, January 4, 2019 that Arlington Heights residents had reported receiving the fake calls about issues with […]
Posted in Crime PreventionComments Off on Fake Apple Support Calls About Defective Apple Products or Security Issues Continue
Tag result for article published on Tue August 22 2017 10:48 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Chicago real estate developer Laurance H. Freed, 54, the president of Joseph Freed & Associates LLC, was sentenced to three years in prison Monday August 21, 2017 for his connection to a fraud scheme connected to a $105 million line of credit secured through Chicago and suburban properties that included the Streets of Woodfield shopping […]
Posted in CRIME BLOG CComments Off on Former Streets of Woodfield Owner, Builder of Arlington Town Square Sentence for Fraud Scheme
Tag result for article published on Mon February 13 2017 6:22 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
An Arlington Heights businessman has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding an investor out of about $600,000, according federal prosecutors. Sean Moran, 39, former owner and president of Arlington Heights-based DCL Capital, was sentenced last Thursday after pleading guilty to wire fraud on Sept. 14, 2016, FBI spokesman Garrett […]
Posted in CRIME BLOGComments Off on Arlington Heights Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Defrauding Investor Out of $600K
Tag result for article published on Fri January 27 2017 4:05 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Actual IRS scam phone call, and information from the Arlington Heights Police Department for residents and business owners on the recent rise in telephone scams. Beware of phony calls from individuals claiming to be from the IRS, ComEd, and law enforcement agencies. Robocalls have been distributed by offenders this week pretending to be the IRS. […]
Posted in CRIME BLOGComments Off on Telephone Scams, Including IRS Investigation Division Scam, Active in Arlington Heights
Tag result for article published on Fri May 27 2016 1:07 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
The IRS phone scam involves an unsolicited call from an individual fraudulently claiming to be a representative from the Internal Revenue Service in an attempt to defraud the call recipient of money. A number of residents of the Arlington Heights community have reported receiving robo-calls from the IRS. The robo-call advises the victim that they […]
Posted in CRIME BLOGComments Off on Scam IRS Phone Robocalls Reported by Arlington Heights Residents
Tag result for article published on Sun May 15 2016 3:46 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Internet, wire fraud suspect Samson O. Alimi (Mount Propsect Police Department photo). On Thursday, May 12, 2016, the Mount Prospect Police Department Investigations Unit arrested and charged Samson O. Alimi, 29 years old, of 3233 W. Olive Avenue #2N, Chicago, IL after a year-long investigation with one felony count of Wire Fraud, one felony count […]
Posted in CRIME BLOG BComments Off on Internet Fraud Scams: Mount Prospect Police Make Arrest In Year Long Wire Fraud And Money Laundering Investigation
Tag result for article published on Wed March 23 2016 3:40 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Arlington Heights police received a report about 11:01 AM Tuesday of a victim of a “Grandparent Scam” in the block of 200 South Arlington Heights Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders contacted the victim by telephone and told the victim his grandson had been on an accident and […]
Posted in CRIME BLOGComments Off on $2,000 Loss in Grandparent Scam on South Arlington Heights Rd, Arlington Heights
Tag result for article published on Mon February 29 2016 11:25 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is warning about a wireless phone scam can charge fees when the victim of call is induced into returning a call by using caller ID to check the missed call or by responding to a voice mail. Some wireless consumers receive calls from phone numbers with three-digit area codes that […]
Posted in 24/7 Crime Alerts!Comments Off on FCC: ‘One Ring’ Wireless Phone Scam Racks Up International Call Rate, Pay Per Call Fees
Tag result for article published on Mon February 22 2016 1:04 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Buffalo Grove police received a report that a Buffalo Grove woman was scammed out of $50,022 between October 2015 and January 2016 by a man she met on matchmaking service Match.com, according to Buffalo Grove police. In January on Match.com, the scammer told the 59-year-old woman that he was a secret service agent with his […]
Posted in CRIME BLOG BComments Off on Romance Scam: Buffalo Grove Woman Loses $50,022 in Scam by Male Correspondent on Match.com
Tag result for article published on Wed February 17 2016 11:43 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
TMZ: This is one for the ages … Paul McCartney turned away at a Grammy after-party … not once, BUT TWICE. So what is stranger? That Sir Paul McCartney was denied access to a Tyga-hosted Grammy party, or that McCartney would even want to attend Tyga’s party. TMZ has reported that Tyga has been sued […]
Posted in MusicComments Off on Sir Paul McCartney Turned Away from Tyga-Hosted Grammys After Party
Tag result for article published on Thu February 11 2016 12:38 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Mount Prospect police received a report that a Mount Prospect resident was scammed out of $200 about 1:00 p.m. January 27, 2016. The male victim received a phone call from a man pretending to be from the sheriff’s police. The offender threatened to garnish wages and suspend the victim’s driver’s license unless he provided his […]
Posted in CRIME BLOG BComments Off on Man Scammed Out of $200 by Man on the Phone Pretending to Be Sheriff’s Police Deputy
Cardinal Weather Center More from FireMapChicago.net STREETS OBITUARIES
