Daily Beast by Pilar Melendez 02.05.19
GO BIG OR GO HOME?Feds: Illinois Accountant Bought 25 Homes and 60 Guns with $65 Million He Stole
Sultan Issa allegedly also bought two private aircrafts and four yachts, under the guise he would invest his clients’ money in legitimate opportunities.
An Illinois accountant was charged Tuesday with criminal fraud after allegedly stealing more than $65 million from his clients and financial institutions under the guise of investment opportunities.
According to the Department of Justice, he then used those stolen funds to purchase more than 25 homes and 60 guns.
Sultan Issa, 45, a certified public accountant, luxury dealership owner, and CFO of a Chicago family-owned group of partnerships and trusts, was charged with one count of wire fraud affecting a financial institution for stealing millions and using them for personal expenses, according to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Chicago.
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