CHICAGO, Ill (WTVO) — A woman allegedly swindled multiple victims out of $3.5 million after telling them their money would be used to support immigration services and projects in Ukraine.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, Tatiana Bazer, 40, of Buffalo Grove, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago on fraud charges.
Officials say some victims entrusted Bazer with hundreds of thousands of dollars, which she spent on her own personal use. The indictment says Bazer covered up the fraud by sending the victims false records, like wire transfer receipts and fraudulent checks…