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Linda Taylor (born Martha Louise White; c. January 1926 – April 18, 2002) was an American woman who committed extensive welfare fraud and, after the publication of an article in the Chicago Tribune in fall 1974, became identified as the "welfare queen". Accounts of Taylor's activities were used by then-presidential candidate Ronald Reagan ...
Matthew Cox. Matthew Bevan "Matt" Cox (born July 2, 1969) is an American former mortgage broker and admitted mortgage fraudster. Cox, also a true crime author, wrote an unpublished manuscript entitled The Associates in which the main character traveled the country to perpetrate a mortgage fraud scheme similar to the one Cox ran.
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on federal corruption charges regarding the filling of President Obama 's vacant Senate seat and other charges. Tony Rezko, [1] fast-food entrepreneur and Chicago real estate developer. Major contributor to Illinois politicians.
Jake Lingle. Alfred " Jake " Lingle (July 2, 1891 – June 9, 1930) was an American reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He was shot dead gangland-style in the underpass leading to the Illinois Central Randolph Street station on the afternoon on June 9, 1930, as dozens of people watched. [1] [2] The man convicted of the murder was mob associate ...
June 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Spoilers below. Season 3 of The Bear spent 10 episodes leading up to a significant moment: the restaurant’s first major review. The groundwork is laid early; in the ...
The Hired Truck Program was a scandal-plagued program in the city of Chicago that involved hiring private trucks to do city work. It was overhauled in 2004 (and phased out beginning in 2005) after an investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times revealed that some participating companies were being paid for doing little or no work, had mob connections, or were tied to city employees.
Operation Family Secrets. Operation Family Secrets was an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into mob-related crimes in Chicago. The FBI called it one of the most successful investigations of organized crime that it had ever conducted. [1]
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump and two of his associates struck a paragraph from the indictment on Monday but denied a defense ...