Title | Date | Summary | Source | Tags |
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2 local druggists charged in sting | 1992-07-09 | An FBI sting operation charged 12 Chicago pharmacies, as well as one in Skokie, with health care fraud. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 9, 1992, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Business - Drugstores and pharmacies, Crime and criminals - Fraud |
Aid fraud 'ringleader' to be arraigned today | 1985-01-03 | Morton Goldsmith is charged with racketeering and conspiracy. He ran an illegal drug operation that defrauded the Illinois Department of Public Aid of $20 million. | Skokie Review, Thursday, January 3, 1985, p. 7 | Goldsmith, Morton, Crime and criminals - Fraud |
Angry clients lead to probe | 1992-10-22 | The Illinois Attorney General's Office is investigating the former owner of the now defunct Murphy Sports. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 22, 1992, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Crime and criminals - Fraud, Murphy Sports |
Arrest made in solicitation case | 1991-03-21 | A Chicago man, a con artist fraudulently soliciting money for charity, was caught last week in Skokie. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 21, 1991, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Crime and criminals - Fraud, |
Banker given one year for fraud | 1990-10-04 | Mace H. Rubenstein, 63, was sentenced to one year in prison for defrauding the First State Bank of Alsip of about $170,000 between 1979 and 1986. Rubenstein was president of the bank. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 4, 1990, Sec. 1, p. 2 | First State Bank of Alsip, Crime and criminals - Fraud, Rubenstein, Mace H. |
Builder Resnick, out on bail, files for bankruptcy | 2005-09-01 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, September 1, 2005, p. 14 | Renovation and repair, Crime and criminals - Fraud, MoMax Builders, Crime and criminals - Theft, Resnick, Fred |
Businessman pleads guilty in fraud case | 1992-11-26 | Milton Schraiber, formerly of Skokie, has pleaded guilty to fraud charges. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 26, 1992, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Crime and criminals - Fraud, Oak Mill Mall, Schraiber, Milton |
Camera in fake card reader discovered at bank | 2008-04-03 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, April 3, 2008, p. 6 | Crime and criminals - Fraud, Skokie Police Department |
Cancer keeps con artists from behind bars, so far | 1993-06-17 | Milton Schraiber, convicted con artist, has remained out of jail due to his serious illness. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 17, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Crime and criminals - Fraud, Schraiber, Milton |
Charity con game comes to town | 1991-02-28 | Skokie residents are warned about a door-to-door con artist who claims to be collecting for charity. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 28, 1991, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Crime and criminals - Fraud, |