A 68-year-old Northbrook man has been sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison for his role in a scheme to falsify titles of salvaged cars and re-use them as taxis on Chicago streets.
ALEXANDER IGOLNIKOV, the owner of Seven Amigos Used Cars Inc., and vice president of Chicago Elite Cab Corp., was sentenced in federal court in Chicago by U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang.
Between 2007 and April 2010, Igolnikov and his associates fraudulently obtained ‘rebuilt’ titles for damaged vehicles by submitting false paperwork to the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
The scheme was uncovered in an investigation by federal authorities and the City of Chicago Inspector General’s Office.
Igolnikov pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to transport, receive and possess a counterfeit security. The plea agreement states that Igolnikov and his associates caused impaired vehicles to be used as taxicabs on Chicago streets after they were falsely given clean titles in Indiana and Illinois.
The government is represented by Assistant United States Attorneys Margaret Schneider and Steven Dollear. The sentencing was announced by Zachary T. Fardon, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Michael J. Anderson, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Joseph M. Ferguson, Inspector General for the City of Chicago.
The City of Chicago’s medallion laws prohibit any vehicle that was ever issued a ‘salvage’ or ‘rebuilt’ title in any state from being used as a taxicab.
Related Federal Cases
- Munster Doc Joshi Jailed for Opioid Scam · Illinois
- 31-Year-Old Illinois Man Gets 42 Years for Drugging, Raping Child · Illinois
- Coverson Sentenced to 41 Months in Mail Fraud Scam · Illinois
- Western Union Scam · Washington
- $4.5M Lawyer Scam: Conour Pleads Guilty · Illinois
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
ðŸâ€Â’ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free →
MORE FEDERAL CRIME NEWS
US NewsUS NewsUS NewsUS News