Melodie Gliniewicz pleaded guilty Friday morning to one felony count of deceptive practices in connection with financial misdeeds committed by her late husband, Joseph Gliniewicz, a former Fox Lake police officer who staged his own death on Sept. 1, 2015. The deal eliminates the need for a trial, which was set to start Tuesday.
The widow of a northern Illinois police officer who killed himself in 2015 amid an investigation into his theft of thousands of dollars from a youth program has pleaded guilty to a charge for her role in the scheme
The widow of a northern Illinois police officer who killed himself in 2015 amid an investigation into his theft of thousands of dollars from a youth program has pleaded guilty to a charge for her role in the scheme