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Suburban businessman convicted after $55M stolen in COVID relief scheme

Summary by WGN 9
CHICAGO — A 56-year-old north suburban businessman was convicted Tuesday for his role in stealing over $55 million in COVID-19 relief money. Rahul Shah, 56, of Evanston, fraudulently obtained funds from loans and lines of credit as the owner of several informational technology companies in the Chicago area. Shah submitted to financial institutions falsified bank statements that fraudulently inflated deposits, falsified balance sheets that overst…

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On Thursday, the Copenhagen City Court ruled in the case against event manager Peter Bindner and his partner, Eva Lindblad Pedersen. They have each been sentenced to three and a half years in prison and additional fines of up to 28 million kroner each. In the Copenhagen City Court, a judge and two lay judges on Thursday afternoon found evidence that Peter Bindner and his partner deliberately defrauded the Danish Palaces and Culture Agency of sev…

Businessman Peter Bindner was charged with receiving unjustified financial support during the coronavirus pandemic. A verdict was reached in the case on Thursday afternoon.

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WGN 9 broke the news in Chicago, United States on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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