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Fraud charges were recently unsealed in a 21-page indictment against two former Illinois boat dealership employees in a case that marine industry experts say is rare, but that offers an opportunity for boat buyers to think about how to choose a reputable broker or dealer.
Jeffrey D. Gibbs and Kara M. Wilkey, both former employees of Clinton Marine II, which sold used and new boats, are facing decades in prison on a combined 18 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Central Illinois, the two obtained loans on fictitious boats, took out loans using forged signatures, sold boats without paying off the customer’s loan or remitting payment, and collected payments for taxes, titles and fees without actually paying for those expenses. Instead, the indictment alleges, Gibbs and Wilkey used the more than $2 million to buy automobiles, take vacations, go shopping and otherwise “support their lifesty
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FARMER CITY â A Farmer City man is one of two central Illinois residents who have been indicted in federal court in Peoria for fraud after they allegedly stole more than $2 million from the company they worked for as well as banks and customers.
Jeffrey Gibbs, 55, of Farmer City made his initial appearance in federal court, Peoria, this week. An initial trial date has been scheduled for March 15.
Gibbs was arrested Dec. 18. He was released following Mondayâs hearing with conditions that include location monitoring. Also indicted was Kara M. Wilkey, 45, of Maroa. A summons was issued for her to make her initial appearance Jan. 12.
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PEORIA Two people could face decades in federal prison after being indicted for allegedly scheming to defraud the owner of an East Peoria boat dealership.
Jeffrey D. Gibbs, 55, of Farmer City and Kara M. Wilkey, 45, of Maroa were both indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of wire, mail and bank fraud as well as aggravated identity theft.
The two former employees of Mid Illinois Boats, Inc., doing business as Clinton Marine II, allegedly operated a multifaceted fraud scheme that defrauded their employer, banks, and the dealerships’ customers of more than $2 million, according to federal prosecutors. The pair allegedly spent the money on their own automobiles, vacations, credit cards, utilities and shopping, according to federal prosecutors.