Ford is urging supporters to show up at hearing downtown.
As he faces a 17-count indictment on bank fraud and related charges, State Rep. LaShawn Ford could find he still has a lot of community support. According to oakpark.com, an event page on Facebook is urging supporters of the 8th District representative to show up at his arraignment, slated for 9:30 a.m. Dec. 11 at the Everett Dirksen Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn St. The presiding judge at that hearing will be Rebecca Pallmeyer. A federal grand jury on Nov. 29 Thursday indicted the Chicago Democrat in connection with allegedly trying to fraudulently obtain a $500,000 increase and a two-year extension on a line of credit from the failed ShoreBank. He also allegedly tried to obtain multiple advances by making false statements about his …
The Oak Park state representative is accused obtaining a $500,000 increase and a two-year extension on a line of credit from the failed Shore Bank.
A federal grand jury Thursday indicted Illinois Rep. LaShawn K. Ford on 17 counts of federal bank fraud and related charges in connection with allegedly trying to fraudulently obtain a $500,000 increase and a two-year extension on a line of credit from the failed ShoreBank. The 8th District Democrat also allegedly tried to obtain multiple advances by making false statements about his intended use of the funds, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. The 24-page indictment includes eight counts for bank fraud and nine for submitting false information to the bank, according to the release. A date for his arraignment has not yet been set. The indictment and news release are posted as PDFs. The 40-year-old Ford, who …
Bassam Hajyousif, of Oak Park, pleaded guilty today to defrauding a bank of $48.8 million dollars for two failed condominium conversion projects in downtown Chicago.
Bassam Hajyousif, 44, of Oak Park, entered a plea of guilty today in U.S. District Court for defrauding a bank of approximately $48.8 million dollars. A co-defendant, Romel Esmail, is a fugitive and is believed to be living outside the United States. Hajyousif and Esmail were accused of defrauding CIB Bank, formerly of Hillside, for two failed condominium conversion projects in Chicago's Loop between 1999 and 2003. According to Hajyousif's guilty plea, he and Esmail used CIB Bank to lend them funds to purchase and convert two properties—at 6 N. Michigan Ave. and 59 E. Van Buren—by falsely representing their sale price, their equity in the projects, and how the loan would be used, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of …
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