Fraudster accused of bilking hundreds of millions ordered jailed in Chicago

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Original Load Date May 9, 2026, 9 p.m.
Last Updated May 9, 2026, 9 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/fraudster-accused-of-bilking-hundreds-of-millions-ordered-jailed-in-chicago/3933911/

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A convicted fraudster was ordered held in custody Friday at the federal jail in downtown Chicago as he awaits extradition to New York to face charges that he bilked a Mexican billionaire out of hundreds of millions of dollars. During a hearing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, an attorney for Vlad...