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Authorities say IDOT supervisor from Downers Grove submitted fake doctor s notes Bryan Laughlin
Updated 2/3/2021 5:02 PM
A man from Downers Grove was charged with five counts of forgery and five counts of wire fraud after an investigation found he submitted fake doctor s notes excusing him from work, authorities said.
Bryan Laughlin, an Illinois Department of Transportation operations supervisor, turned himself in Monday and was later released on bond, according to a news release from the Illinois State Police.
Illinois State Police started investigating Laughlin May 8, the news release said. An arrest warrant was issued by Judge Daniel P. Guerin last week.
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An employee of the Illinois Department of Transportation is accused of writing fake doctor’s notes excusing him from work, according to state police.
Bryan Laughlin, who worked as a supervisor at the Oakbrook Maintenance Yard in Villa Park, turned himself into Oakbrook Terrace police on Jan. 29, Illinois State Police said in a statement.
The state police Division of Internal Investigation was tipped off to the alleged fraud in May 2020, state police said.
In January, a grand jury in DuPage County indicted Laughlin, 39, on five counts of forgery and five counts of wire fraud, state police said.
Laughlin, of Downers Grove, was later released after posting a $10,000 bail.
Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio
Feb 3, 2021 12:35 PM
DesPlaines, IL -(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Internal Investigation (DII) conducted an investigation which led to the arrest of Bryan Laughlin, an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Operations Supervisor at the Oakbrook Maintenance Yard, located in Villa Park, IL. Laughlin, a 39 year-old of Downers Grove, IL, has been charged with five counts of Forgery (Class 3 Felony) and five counts of Wire Fraud (Class 3 Felony).
On May 8, 2020, the ISP DII, was requested by the IDOT, Bureau of Investigations Compliance (BIC) office to investigate allegations of Theft by Deception and Forgery against Laughlin. It was alleged Laughlin submitted fraudulent doctor’s notes excusing him from work.