April 30, 2013
After a former suburban Chicago water official was convicted on April 29 for lying about secretly mixing carcinogen-tainted well water into the village’s drinking supply, the sense of bitterness and betrayal among residents remained. Speaking through her tears shortly after …
October 15, 2012
The vice mayor of a small Contra Costa County, California, city faces an uncertain future after he was found guilty of felony embezzlement of insurance premiums. Clayton Vice Mayor Joe Medrano is also an insurance broker whose former business partners …
July 17, 2012
United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr. announced that a former Louisiana deputy insurance commissioner has been convicted on racketeering charges. Richard L. Chambers, Sr., age 67, of LaPlace, La., pled guilty to charges brought under the Operation Blighted Officials …
May 31, 2012
A federal judge has spared a former Chicago executive the necessity of serving the final few months of his prison sentence for stealing millions from his insurance brokerage. U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo, citing glowing reports of his behavior in …