Park board closes book on theft case (The Lisle Sun)
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:21:12 GMT
Park officials last week reached closure regarding the State of Illinois v. Terry E. Remke case, involving funds taken from Lisle's public golf course.
Ponzi Scheme Preying on Retirees Attending Estate Planning Seminars Halted (Kansas City InfoZine)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:10:43 GMT
The SEC alleges that USARMS raised at least $20 million from more than 120 investors, but did not actually invest the money in Turkish Eurobonds as promised.
Oakbrook Terrace firm tied to Ponzi scheme (The Doings Oak Brook)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:37:30 GMT
The Securities and Exchange Commission said USA Retirement Management Services lured investors to estate planning seminars in Illinois and California, then coaxed them to buy Turkish Eurobonds with a purported guaranteed return of 8 percent to 11 percent. Instead, Managing Partners Francois Durmaz and Robert Pribilski sent money to others and also used it for expensive cars and homes or to buy ...
Turkish Bond Scam Funded Cryogenics, Porn, SEC Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:52:43 GMT
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Executives at an Illinois estate- planning firm raised more than $20 million for Turkish Eurobond investments, while diverting clients money for a stamp collection, Internet pornography and cryogenically frozen umbilical cords, U.S. regulators said.
Oakbrook Terrace investment firm accused in Ponzi scheme (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:47:14 GMT
Customers of an Oakbrook Terrace investment firm gave it $20 million to invest in Turkey, but its managing partners instead wired the money to friends in Turkey and used the rest to finance luxurious living, a federal agency charged Wednesday.The Securities and Exchange Commission said USA Retirement Management Services lured investors to estate planning seminars in Illinois and California, then ...
SEC Halts Ponzi Scheme Preying on Retirees Attending Estate Planning Seminars (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:21:07 GMT
Washington, D.C., March 10, 2010 The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency court order to shut down a Ponzi scheme targeting retirees in California and Illinois by inviting them to estate planning seminars and later coaxing them to buy promissory notes for purported Turkish investments.
Bulls academy set to host youth travel team tryouts (Daily Herald)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:59:11 GMT
The Chicago Bulls/White Sox Training Academy will host boys and girls basketball travel team this month in Lisle and Schaumburg.
Child sex offender jailed again for noncompliance (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:12 GMT
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (STMW) -- For the second time in less than three years, a convicted child sex offender is facing prison for allegedly failing to notify authorities of a move from one address to another.
Sex offender jailed again for noncompliance (The Naperville Sun)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:32:13 GMT
For the second time in less than three years, a convicted child sex offender is facing prison for allegedly failing to notify authorities of a move from one address to another.Antwon M. Brown, 20, remained Monday night in DuPage County Jail in Wheaton.
MVP: Gymnastics teaches Mladucky to conquer fears (Hinsdale Suburban Life)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:55:15 GMT
Glenbard junior Wests Becky Mladucky attacks the sport of gymnastics with a confidence that comes through fearlessness. The Division I college prospect captured state runner-up honors on bars this winter, but has even great expectations for her senior season.