One romanced a woman only to defraud her mother of savings; the jilted woman killed herself, prosecutors said. One brother was from Niles and one formerly of Northbrook. They defrauded victims from a Niles-based home-repair company.
Two brothers were each sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison after being convicted last year of engaging in a home-repair fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims on the city’s south and west sides, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. The defendants, John J. Sullivan, formerly of Northbrook, and his brother, Daniel J. Sullivan, of Niles, swindled more than 50 victims out of a total of nearly $750,000 in equity in their homes by fraudulently promising to perform expensive home repairs, convincing them to refinance their homes to pay the costs, and then later intentionally failing to perform or complete the projects, prosecutors said. Earlier: Two brothers convicted for scamming elderly "I wish they'd gotten more time," said …
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Their Niles business defrauded victims of tens of thousands; they took money and didn't do the work, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's office says.
After a two-week trial in federal court, a jury Wednesday convicted Daniel J. Sullivan, of Niles, and his brother John J. Sullivan, formerly of Northbrook, of defrauding elderly victims of tens of thousands of dollars in home repairs. The brothers operated their businesses at 7345 N. Harlem Ave., Niles, as well as a Chicago location. They targeted elderly homeowners, convinced them to refinance their homes in order to pay for expensive repairs, and pocketed the payments, according to the office of Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. "They never intended to do the repairs," said Patrick Pope, assistant U.S. attorney. "Once they got their hands on the money, they'd do a little work but not the promised …
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9:42 am on Thursday, November 10, 2011
Another situation which brings back thoughts about capital punishment. The brothers should be taught this song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qeiVn0bJ-Y more ›
Lois
9:31 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
This is so disgusting. It's time homeowners learned to not trust anyone just on their say-so. Come on, people, do your homework. Check with the Better Business Bureau, at the very least. Never take out a home equity loan when it's the supposed repair person telling you to do it. This kind of thing really makes seniors look stupid. Well, I've got news for you. We are not stupid. The real problem … more ›