Illinois quick hits: COVID fraud indictments issued; man sentenced for mailing fentanyl
COVID fraud indictments issued
A federal grand jury has indicted four Chicago-area individuals accused of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in small business loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Prosecutors say Dexter M. Crawford, Jr., Timika Royston, Orlando Patrick and Jermie Miller submitted numerous fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program funds from 2020 to 2022.
Man sentenced for mailing fentanyl
A Tempe, Arizona, man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release for attempted distribution of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl.
Prosecutors say Terence Michael Carroll, 38, mailed a parcel with more than 11,700 tablets from Tempe to an address in Peoria, Illinois.
NASCAR to race Chicagoland Speedway
NASCAR has announced it will return to Joliet in 2026.
Chicagoland Speedway has sat mostly dormant since the stock-car series last raced there in 2019.
The NASCAR calendar released Wednesday includes a Cup Series race at Chicagoland next July 5.
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