USA v. Kowalski et al
Case Number:
1:19-cr-00226
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August 13, 2024
'Delusional' Ex-Atty Gets 25 Years For Bank Embezzlement
An Illinois federal judge blasted a former attorney and real estate developer Tuesday as she handed him 25 years in prison for misappropriating a bank's embezzled money, saying he was "delusional" to assert he's a victim in the case.
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June 12, 2024
Judge Tells Embezzling Atty To Focus As Sentencing Looms
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday again denied a former attorney's bid for a new trial or pre-sentencing release after a jury convicted him of misappropriating a now-shuttered bank's embezzled funds, saying he should concentrate on his upcoming sentencing instead.
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February 07, 2024
Ill. Atty's Conviction Over Embezzlement Scheme Sticks
A former attorney who cried "wolf" over the government preventing him from adequately preparing for trial cannot unwind his conviction for misappropriating a now-shuttered bank's embezzled funds and lying about his assets, an Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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September 25, 2023
Developers Guilty Of Plotting To Steal From Chicago Bank
Two Chicago property developers were convicted Friday of conspiring to embezzle and aiding the embezzlement of millions of dollars from the now-shuttered Washington Federal Bank for Savings and falsify bank records to cover up the crime.
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September 11, 2023
Developers Embezzled Millions From Chicago Bank, Jury Told
Two property developers conspired with the president of a now-shuttered Chicago bank to embezzle millions in funds through purported real estate loans they had no intention of paying back and instead used the money for their own personal expenses, prosecutors told an Illinois federal jury on Monday.
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June 27, 2023
Ill. Atty Who Helped Hide Bankruptcy Assets Gets 3 Years
An Illinois attorney received a 37-month prison sentence in federal court Tuesday for helping her since-convicted brother conceal more than $350,000 in bankruptcy assets by placing funds in her attorney trust account and covering her tracks with lies and false documents.
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May 15, 2023
Faulty PC Claim Won't Free Convicted Ill. Atty Pending Appeal
An Illinois attorney and real estate broker convicted of misappropriating a now-shuttered bank's embezzled funds and lying about his assets must stay in prison pending sentencing because his alleged computer issues during trial prep will unlikely lead to an appellate reversal, a federal judge ruled Monday.
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March 10, 2023
Jury Convicts Ill. Atty Of Bank Embezzlement Scheme
An Illinois federal jury convicted attorney and real estate developer Robert Kowalski of conspiracy, embezzlement, fraud and several other charges Friday following a four-week trial over accusations that he helped misappropriate at least $8 million from a now-shuttered bank and lied about his assets.
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February 14, 2023
Chicago Atty Central To Bank Embezzlement, Jury Hears
A Chicago attorney capitalized on his close relationship with a now-shuttered bank's former president to use more than $8 million in embezzled bank funds as a down payment for a large boat and to develop downtown Chicago real estate, an Illinois federal jury heard Tuesday.
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June 14, 2022
Developer Pleads Guilty To Role In $31M Bank Embezzlement
A real estate developer pled guilty Tuesday to charges that he conspired in an elaborate scheme to embezzle $31 million from the now-shuttered Washington Federal Bank for Savings and failed to claim the money he received on his tax return.