Embezzlement

A former employee for the City of Rochelle pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of wire fraud from a nonprofit.According to the recent plea agreement, Scott…

Former Winnebago County purchasing director Sally Claassen has finished paying back around $440,000 she embezzled from Winnebago County. She stole the…

Former Ogle County Sheriff Michael Harn faces two felony theft charges from his time in office.Court documents filed Wednesday allege he used Ogle County…

Federal prosecutors are seeking jail time for a former Winnebago County purchasing director accused of embezzlement. Sally Claassen allegedly siphoned…

A former Winnebago County purchasing director was charged with two counts of embezzlement.Sally Claassen was charged with taking at least $5,000 from…

The widow of a suburban Chicago police officer who authorities say staged his suicide to appear he was gunned down in the line of duty has been charged…

Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell was sentenced today to serve 235 months -- 19 years and 7 months -- in prison on one federal count of wire fraud…