Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Nalini Ahluwalia was one of dozens of medical professionals charged this week as part of a nationwide crackdown on health care fraud.
A Burr Ridge doctor has been charged in a federal investigation into practitioners who allegedly defrauded Medicare and private insurance providers. Nalini Ahluwalia, 58, was charged Tuesday with one count of health care fraud for violating Medicare's anti-kickback statute in August 2012, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois. She is accused of referring two patients to a home health care agency in exchange for $1,000. Ahluwalia is among dozens of defendants charged in a nationwide crackdown through the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Services, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. According to the complaint against Ahluwalia, an informant who worked at the home health care …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Burr Ridge police reports, Feb. 6-12.
TUESDAY, FEB. 12 A business in the 100 block of Shore Court reported at 4:33 p.m. that more than $100,000 had been wired to someone posing as one of the business' vendors, police said. The case is currently under investigation. SUNDAY, FEB. 10 A Burr Ridge resident came into the Burr Ridge Police Department at 2:27 p.m. to report that the resident's debit card was stolen at a business in Downers Grove, police said. The thief had used the card to make $300 in purchases. The case is under investigation. SATURDAY, FEB. 9 Police said a complainant from the 6100 block of Sedgley Court reported at 1:59 p.m. receiving a scam letter in the mail. The complainant was referred by police to the postal inspector general's office. No money was lost or …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Officials from two Hinsdale banks told police that skimming devices that record customer information including PIN numbers were likely placed on their ATMs in recent weeks.
Unknown offenders seeking card information of ATM users appear to have successfully tampered with ATMs at two Hinsdale banks, according to the Hinsdale Police Department. Northern Trust, 4 N. Washington St., and Hinsdale Bank & Trust, 25 E. 1st St., reported on Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, respectively, that a number of local customers have told bank officials that the customers’ ATM information had been used fraudulently to withdraw money at various Chicagoland banks. Officials at both banks told police they believe a “skimming device” that records card information of those used at the ATM, including PIN numbers, was placed on the banks’ machines. Northern Trust customers had fraudulent withdrawals take place between Jan. 1 and Jan. 28, police …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
It's the second time this month that an elderly Hinsdale resident was scammed by people posing over the phone as contest officials.
A 91-year-old Hinsdale resident was the victim of a phone scam that cost him $7,800 in the form of prepaid credit cards and money orders, police said, a total that could have been higher had a bank employee not identified the scam before more money was sent. The resident told police that during a two-week timeframe he was contacted several times over the phone by two unknown people, one male and one female, who told him he had won $150,000 and a new car. The pair told the resident that in order to recoup the prizes, police said, he had to send several large money orders and purchase numerous prepaid credit cards. Deputy Chief Mark Wodka said that sometime on or around Jan. 22, the resident purchased 11 pre-paid credit cards at Walgreen's …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The victim was told she had won $300,000 and that she needed to send money in order to claim the prize, police said.
An 82-year-old woman from the 700 block of Mills Street in Hinsdale lost $3,000 to a type of phone scam that Hinsdale Police Department Deputy Chief Mark Wodka says has become quite common. Police said the woman received a phone call at 9 a.m. on Jan. 4 from someone posing as a bank representative who told the woman she had won $300,000. To claim the prize, police said, the caller told the woman she had to send a $3,000 check to an out-of-state address. The woman sent the check, and then realized she had been scammed when she was told in another call that she needed to send even more money. She reported the incident to police on Jan. 8. “The manner in which this scam occurred is common,” said Wodka, noting that most victims in these cases …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Burr Ridge police reports, Jan. 3-7.
MONDAY, JAN. 7 Javier Guardado, 24, of the 1400 block of South 50th Court, Cicero, was charged with attempted financial identity theft after police say he tried to fraudulently use the Social Security number of a victim from the 7000 block of High Grove Boulevard. SUNDAY, JAN. 6 A complainant from 100 block of West 59th Street reported at 4:03 p.m. that fraudulent charges had been made on the complainant's credit card, police said. The case is under investigation. SATURDAY, JAN. 5 A complainant from 8200 block of Ridgepointe Drive reported at 3:16 p.m. that fraudulent charges had been made on the complainant's debit card, police said. The case is under investigation. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There are plenty of ways to keep up on …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Burr Ridge police reports, Oct. 24-30.
TUESDAY, OCT. 30 A resident of the 10 block of Todor Court reported at 1:38 p.m. an unauthorized withdrawal from a line of credit. Police did not say how much the withdrawal was for. An investigation is pending. MONDAY, OCT. 29 An unoccupied semi-tractor was found near the intersection of Meadowbrook Drive and 83rd Street at 11:56 a.m. Police said they discovered the truck had been stolen from an owner in Chicago, to whom it was returned. A complainant from the 6800 block of High Grove Boulevard reported at 3:53 p.m. suspected fraudulent use of his checking account. Police did not say if any money was lost. An investigation is pending. FRIDAY, OCT. 26 A complainant from the 8500 block of Johnston Road reported at 12:01 p.m. that someone …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Burr Ridge police reports, Oct. 3-9.
SUNDAY, OCT. 7 A resident from the 7500 block of Hamilton Avenue reported at 8:14 p.m. that someone used the resident's debit card information to purchase $800 worth of gift cards over the Internet. FRIDAY, OCT. 5 A resident from the 0-10 block of Bridget Court reported at 6:41 p.m. that someone opened two out-of-state utility accounts in her name. The complainant suffered no money loss. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3 A resident from the 8800 block of Aintree Lane reported at 1:02 p.m. that an unknown person wrote and cashed a fraudulent $200,000 check using the information of the resident's BMO Harris account based at the bank's Burr Ridge location. Police said the bank took the loss, so the resident will not lose any money. Police said the bank has…
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Burr Ridge police reports, Sept. 27 to Oct. 2.
TUESDAY, OCT. 2 A complainant in the 7000 block of High Grove Boulevard reported at 11:55 a.m. that a company account was charged $6,000 by an unknown person over a nine-day span. Police said there were a total of three transactions made, each worth $2,000. An investigation is pending. SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 It was reported at 12:30 p.m. that a person used a counterfeit $20 bill to make a purchase at a business in the 100 block of Burr Ridge Parkway. FRIDAY, SEPT. 28 A resident from the 100 block of Circle Ridge Drive reported at 8:16 a.m. that a rare lamp was missing from his or her home. The resident said he or she thought they knew who took it and only wanted advice on how to confront them. No complaint was signed. THURSDAY, SEPT. 27 A …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Burr Ridge police reports, Sept. 19 to Sept. 26.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 It was reported at 1:50 p.m. that someone broke a window on village property in the 9400 block of Garfield Avenue. Police say the window is valued at $100. TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 Someone opened a PayPal account using the personal information of a complainant from the 100 block of Waterside Place and ran up about $500 worth of charges. The incident was reported at 7:36 a.m. and police say it is pending investigation. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19 A person used funds from the Southwest airlines account of a complainant from the 100 block of Easton Place to purchase two tickets worth fewer than $500. The incident was reported at 10:43 a.m. and police say it is pending investigation. Sign up for Patch’s email newsletter and get all the …
Ice Man
10:32 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
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