Ex-Gary councilwoman faces tax cheat sentence in August

HAMMOND | The sentencing hearing for former Gary Councilwoman Marilyn Krusas has been rescheduled for Aug. 21, federal court records show.

Gary official pleads guilty to tax evasion

Gary Councilwoman Marilyn Krusas agreed Monday to plead guilty to tax evasion, federal court records show.

Illinois couple pleads guilty to drug, tax charges

HAMMOND | The owner of three local weight loss clinics admitted Tuesday to illegally dispensing drugs to his patients, Hammond federal court records show.

Government: Inefficiency, corruption plague NWI government

Sparse evidence of government reform, inefficient use of dwindling resources and a pall of public corruption continue to inhibit Northwest Indiana local government in 2012, according to a new regional report.

Indicted elected officials face uncertain futures

An East Chicago public official faces a police internal affairs investigation, and council members from Hammond and Gary face possible removal from office in the wake of federal indictments announced this week.

NWI feds nab 6 in separate public corruption cases

HAMMOND | If Indiana's U.S. attorneys lag behind their nationwide colleagues in generating public corruption cases, as recently published federal statistics show, it wasn't apparent Thursday.

Region woman agrees to plead guilty to tax evasion, mail fraud

HAMMOND | A region woman accused of embezzling $1.38 million from a Merrillville business has agreed to plead guilty to tax evasion and mail fraud, federal court records show.

Ex-councilman convicted of vote fraud, tax evasion, IL

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A former East St. Louis councilman previously convicted of vote fraud has been found guilty of federal election fraud and tax evasion.

Ex-dump owner with Blagojevich link faces charges

CHICAGO | A former owner of a Joliet landfill at the center of a bitter, highly public family feud between then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his father-in-law has been charged with federal tax evasion.