CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say an accountant from suburban Chicago has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud last year.
According to the statement Friday from the Northern District of Illinois’ U.S. Attorney John Lausch, the 55-year-old man stole more than $1.1 million from four companies by writing checks to himself, his wife, and fake companies he had created. He separately stole more than $70,000 from three lenders, claiming that the owner of one of the companies personally guaranteed the loans.
