Halikias pleads innocent to charges of fraud
APC News Service reports Tinley Park developer Michael Halkins pleaded innocent in U S District Court to a new set of charges alleging he used Connaught Corp to defraud investors. The superseding indictment outlines 15 frauds between 1987 and 1996 costing about 3.5 million dollars, with a 7 million dollar loss attempt tied to the I 80 World project near Tinley Park. Prosecutors seek forfeiture of properties including Halkins Palos Park mansion.
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Tinley Park
Michael Halkins
World Music Theater
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Hakkins
Ramsgate Drive
Palos Park
Ann C. Williams
Williams
David Wabick
Wild Cherry Lane
David L. Heyes
Naperville
David I. Roth
Burr Ridge
New World Music Theatre
Inter- Continental Real Estate and Development
Connaught Corp
Connaught
Harlem Avenue
Wabick
Heyes
Roth
Bank officers plead innocent in funds misuse case
Two local bank executives James A. Fitch Sr and Vincent Lipetzky pleaded innocent to federal charges of stealing to fund political donations and off book expenses from an illicit slush fund. They were released on $4500 bonds and case continued to April 17. Barbara Kaczmarzewski to be arraigned March 19. The indictment spans 1980 to 1992 including mail fraud misapplication of funds and false statements.
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James A. Fitch Sr
Advance Bancorp
South Suburban Bank
Vincent Lipetzky
South Chicago Bank
U.S. District Court
James B. Zagel Zagel
Barbara Kaczmarzewski
Kaczmarzewski
Fitch
Pinehurst Lane
Flossmoor
Advance Bank
Lipetzky
S. Millard Ave
Chicago
Lansing
Sun City
Ariz
S. Commercial Ave
Thornton Road
Resolution Trust Corp
RTC
Ford Heights woman spared death in curling iron baby death
Otisha Johnson, 24, convicted of killing her 6 month old Dejah Stewart in November 1995, receives life imprisonment without parole. Judge John Wasilewski cites lack of prior record and a troubled upbringing as reasons to avoid the death penalty. Johnson claimed innocence as relatives expressed relief, while prosecutors described a torture style death with burns on multiple body parts.
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Ford Heights
Cook County
Circuit Court
John Wasilewski
Otisha Johnson
Johnson
Markham
Marcella Johnson
Dejah Stewart
Dejah
al Lynn
Lynn
Wasilewski
Three face charges in bank wire theft
Three area residents are charged with felony theft after allegedly wiring $30,000 stolen from LaSalle National Bank in Chicago. Timothy Wordlaw of Dixmoor Lisha Morris of Richton Park and Warren Richards of Country Club Hills are named in the charges. Morris a bank employee allegedly authorized the transfer to Bank of Homewood without LaSalle consent. Richards allegedly secured the funds in his account to pay bills.
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LaSalle National Bank
Chicago
Timothy Wordlaw
Dixmoor
Lisha Morris
Richton Park
Warren Richards
Country Club
Hills Morris
Bank of Homewood
LaSalle
Richards
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