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FBI charges 33 people in bank scandalsFive area residents accused of defrauding banks, othersFive area residents were among 33 people charged with defrauding banks, savings and loans, and credit institutions last week by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.In a statement released by Fred Foreman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, the following charges were made:• Robert J. White Jr., 34, 10205 S. Karlov, Oak Lawn, has been charged with one count of bank fraud.• Avis Bonita Steward, 33, 15519 Minerva, Dolton, has been charged with one count of bank fraud.The FBI alleged that Steward, a customer service representative in the Investigations Department of Citibank in Chicago, fraudulently created lines of credit at the bank in her own name and the names of family members and friends, then increased these lines of credit.Citibank reportedly lost more than $65,000 from the fraud, investigators said.If convicted, Steward could face 10 years imprisonment and a fine of $1 million.• Doris Johnson Wilder, 37, 287 Stony Island, Calumet City, has been charged with two counts of defrauding the Harris Trust and Savings Bank, another count of bank fraud against Citibank in Chicago, and one count of providing banks with false Social Security numbers.Taking part in a scheme with two associates, Wilder allegedly receivedand casnea a stolen check from Continental Grain Co. and shared funds from a check stolen by her associate.She allegedly put the money into accounts she had opened under false Social Security numbers. On March 27, 1989, Wilder caused false documents to be filed in Cook County Circuit Court in an attempt to keep funds from being frozen in a Steel City bank account, the FBI allegesWilder and an associate also reportedly submitted fraudulent loan applications to buy a piece of property.She faces a maximum of 25 years imprisonment and a $760,000 fine.• Mark D. Carroll, 28,14141 Tracy St., Apt. 3E, Riverdale, faces three charges of bank fraud.Carroll, an account clerk at DDB Needham Worldwide in Chicago, allegedly paid two associates for freelance work they did not perform.He faces up to 35 years imprisonment and a $1 million fine.• Martin Mundo, 31, 1690 Dolton Rd„ Calumet City, was charged with one count of bank fraud.Mundo, a Riverdale Bank employee, allegedly controlled the exchange of funds between the bank and First National Bank of Illinois, Lansing.In the check kiting scheme, some $57,787 of Riverdale Bank’s money was lost.Mundo could be imprisoned for up to 20 years and be fined $1 million.
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Calumet City Star
Calumet City, Illinois, US
Sun, Aug 11, 1991
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