DuPage County businessman suspected of using COVID-19 relief money to buy fleet of luxury cars
ADDISON â A west suburban businessman is under federal investigation for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million from COVID-19 relief loans and using a large portion of the money to buy a fleet of luxury and sports vehicles, newly unsealed court documents show. In all, Francesco DiStefano, of Addison, purchased four high-end vehicles over a monthlong period in 2020 using about $385,000 in ill-gotten funds, according to an FBI search warrant affidavit filed last month. The vehicles included a 2016 Lamborghini Huracan, a 2020 Range Rover Evoque, a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera, an...