USA v. Hamid et al

  1. January 09, 2017

    Ex-Wrigley Rooftop Club Owner Gets 1.5 Years For Cubs Fraud

    An Illinois federal judge sentenced the former owner of a rooftop club overlooking Wrigley Field to 18 months in prison Monday for defrauding the Chicago Cubs, the city and the county out of fees and taxes related to his business.

  2. December 22, 2016

    Feds Seek Up To 97 Mos. For Wrigley Rooftop Owner In Fraud

    The owner of a rooftop overlooking Wrigley Field who was convicted of defrauding the Chicago Cubs out of owed royalties should spend 78 to 97 months in prison, prosecutors told an Illinois federal court

  3. September 12, 2016

    Wrigley Rooftop Owner's Bid For New Trial Fails, Feds Say

    The owner of a rooftop overlooking Wrigley Field was properly convicted of defrauding the Chicago Cubs out of owed royalties and failed to properly lay out why he thinks otherwise, the U.S. Department of Justice told an Illinois federal court on Monday.

  4. August 17, 2016

    Convicted Wrigley Rooftop Owner Says Jury Overreached

    The owner of a rooftop overlooking Wrigley Field who was convicted last month of defrauding the Chicago Cubs out of owed royalties asked an Illinois federal judge on Wednesday to either acquit him or grant a new trial, saying the jury's verdict was against the weight of evidence.

  5. July 22, 2016

    Wrigley Rooftop Owner Convicted Of Defrauding Cubs

    A federal jury on Friday found the owner of a rooftop club overlooking Wrigley Field guilty of hiding more than a million dollars in ticket sales and revenue to defraud the Chicago Cubs out of royalties the club owed as part of a contract with the team.

  6. July 21, 2016

    Wrigley Rooftop Owner Meant To Cheat Cubs, Jury Told

    The owner of a rooftop club overlooking Wrigley Field hid ticket sales to defraud the Chicago Cubs out of royalties in part due to the bad blood between the club and the team, prosecutors told the jury as the owner's fraud trial wrapped up in Illinois federal court on Thursday.

  7. July 12, 2016

    Wrigley-Area Club Owner Hid Money From Cubs, Jury Told

    The former owner of a rooftop club near Wrigley Field systematically cheated the Chicago Cubs out of thousands in royalties by misrepresenting his business' success, prosecutors told an Illinois federal jury Tuesday, while defense attorneys argued the missing money was the result of simple disorganization and mismanagement.

  8. July 08, 2016

    Wrigley Field Area Club Owner Can't Hide Email In Tax Case

    An Illinois federal court on Thursday said the owner of a rooftop club near Wrigley Field, who is charged with failing to pay taxes and royalties he owed the Chicago Cubs, cannot exclude from the case an email that was sent by an accountant referencing the fees.

  9. July 06, 2016

    Accountant Admits Scamming Cubs In Wrigley Rooftop Fraud

    A Chicago area accountant who kept the books for a rooftop club near Wrigley Field admitted in Illinois federal court on Wednesday that he helped the club's owner underreport revenue in order to withhold royalties owed to the Chicago Cubs.

  10. June 10, 2016

    Wrigley Rooftop Owner Wants Emails Barred In Tax Case

    A former attorney and owner of a rooftop club near Chicago's Wrigley Field charged with failing to pay taxes and royalties he owed the Chicago Cubs asked an Illinois federal judge Thursday to block an email from an accountant referencing the fees, arguing it amounts to hearsay.