Tag: Illinois
Gladys Ibanez-Olea, Human Trafficking, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Gladys Ibanez-Olea, a 37-year-old member of the Juarez Cartel, has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for her role in a human trafficking scheme that brought victims from Mexico to the Chicagoland area. From September 2022 to February 2024, Ibanez-Olea recruited victims in Mexico, smuggled them into the United States,…
Shondra McLarty, Wire Fraud, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Shondra McLarty, 55, of Rockton, Illinois, embezzled over $44,000 from the Tumbling and Acro Boosters Club in Rockford, where she served as Treasurer from 2023 to 2024. McLarty used the club’s funds for personal expenses, including Netflix, dog grooming, and a vacation to Cancún, Mexico. She concealed her actions by changing…
Diane Brinkley, Assault, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Diane Brinkley, 56, of Chicago, assaulted a United States Postal Service mail carrier on June 9, 2025, while the carrier was delivering mail near Brinkley’s former residence. The attack happened when Brinkley approached the carrier, began yelling, and shoved her, causing the carrier to fall onto concrete steps. When the carrier…
Xavier Harris, Ardaries Harris, Jordan Fox, Conspiracy, Robbery, Firearm Offenses, Illinois 2024
⏱ 3 min read A violent robbery crew, consisting of brothers Xavier Harris and Ardaries Harris, along with Jordan Fox, terrorized Chicago, robbing or attempting to rob 14 liquor stores, convenience stores, and bars between 2023 and 2024. The crew used stolen cars as getaway vehicles, wore masks and gloves, and brandished firearms, including machine…
Weston Goldstein, Embezzlement, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Weston Goldstein, a longtime employee of the Big Ten Network, pulled off a stunning heist, embezzling over $4 million from his employer over an eight-year period. The scheme, which took place in Illinois, involved Goldstein using company funds to purchase electronic devices for his own personal benefit. The motive behind the…
Jalal Nimer Asad, Tax Evasion, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jalal Nimer Asad, a 62-year-old from Lindenhurst, Illinois, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a massive tax evasion scheme that spanned multiple businesses in the Central District of Illinois. Asad, who owned and operated several convenience and liquor stores in Decatur and Peoria, was found…
Jeremy Wallace, Transportation with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity, Illinois 2022
⏱ 2 min read A 39-year-old Granite City man, Jeremy Wallace, has been sentenced to 175 months in federal prison for transporting a 16-year-old minor across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual assault. The crime occurred in April 2022, when Wallace drove to Missouri to pick up the minor victim and…
John Kosmowski, Bribery and Obstruction of Justice, Illinois 2025
⏱ 2 min read John Kosmowski, the former police chief of suburban Chicago’s village of Summit, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in a bribery scheme. In 2017, Kosmowski and a building inspector, William Mundy, accepted $10,000 from local businessman Krzysztof Hodurek to facilitate the transfer of a liquor…
Kenneth Joseph Coombs, Child Exploitation, Missouri 2016
⏱ 2 min read Kenneth Joseph Coombs, a 58-year-old Collinsville man and registered sex offender, pleaded guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct with eight minors in Nepal between August and September 2016. Coombs traveled from the US to Nepal, where he sexually abused the children, using a combination of force, involuntary intoxication, and payments.…
Rishone Raspberry, Drug Distribution, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Rishone Raspberry, a 32-year-old Chicago man, has been indicted for allegedly selling 52 grams of fentanyl to an undercover federal agent in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago on May 27, 2026. At the time of the transaction, Raspberry was on pre-trial release for a pending felony drug charge in Cook County…
