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Most of the defendants were arrested Thursday in Illinois and Florida and are making initial appearances in federal courts in Chicago, Orlando, Tampa and Miami, according to prosecutors. The 34- page indictment also seeks forfeiture of at least $26 million in ill-gotten gains, as well as nine luxury automobiles including two Corvettes, a Mercedes, a Hummer H2...

The indictment seeks forfeiture of at least $26 million in alleged ill-gotten gains, as well as nine luxury vehicles, eight Rolex watches and properties in Orland Park, Bridgeview and Burbank.

Federal authorities uncovered a macabre $26 million fraud scheme that supplied phony information to first responders, funeral parlors and cemeteries about recently deceased individuals to illegally collect life insurance payments.

Nearly two dozen people were charged in federal court in a macabre fraud scheme to supply phony information to first responders, funeral parlors and cemeteries about deceased individuals for insurance payments.