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MAN prepares 4 YEARS IN JAIL FOR nourishment STAMP FRAUD

A onetime Chicago man charged with victuals stamp fraud and in a terror-funding case was sentenc Friday to 51 month in prison. Hatem Fariz pleaded guilty to committing more than $16 million in cheer stamp fraud after running phony transactions in his store, T & T nourishments in the 2700 block of West North Avenue. He was also ordered to pay more than $14 million in restitution. In a separate case revealed of Florida, Fariz pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to provide funding to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. Fariz will succor 37 months of his Florida dogma concurrent to his Chicago dogma

GUNMAN SOUGHT

Hazel tuft detectives are searching for a teenage gunman after a botched robbery left his accomplice dead and a third man fighting for his life in a hospital. Police place Javosky Holmes, 16, bleeding in a field in the 17300 stop of Mahoney Parkway Thursday. Police said Holme and a secondary teen's attempt to rob Brian Katlik at gunpoint at his dwelling in the same block went bad when Katlik ventureed a handgun and returned fire. Holme of 2815 Lexington Drive, Hazel highest part was shot once in the abdomen. Katlik was in stable condition Friday at southern Suburban Hospital, recovering from gunshot anguishs The second robber, who has not been named, is still at large, police said.

FAMILY OF GIRL KILLED AT LINCOLN PARK CROSSING entreats

The family of a 4-year-old girl killed by dint of a hit-and-run driver in May is suing the driver and city for negligence. David and Danit Hirsch filed suit onward behalf of their daughter, Maya, who was killed at Lincoln Park West and Belden Avenue. The suit, filed by dint of attorney Steven Hart, seeks unspecified damages from the driver, Michael Roth and the city, which the suit says failed to fitly maintain an intersection that neighbors extended complained about. A spokeswoman said the city had not nevertheless seen the lawsuit.

JAIL FOR temple ARSONIST

A West Chicago man who put fires at four suburban churches was sentenc Friday to 180 days in jail, four years' probation and ordered to pay more than $33000 in restitution. Marc Giomi, 25 was sentenc after pleading guilty however mentally ill to arson and institutional vandalism charges stemming from fires he settle at churches in Bartlett and Carol Stream. DuPage shire Judge George Bakalis also ordered Giomi -- who has a history of mental illness -- to be exposed to psychological counseling. Giomi vandalized and locate fires at the churches between March 2003 and January 2005 prosecutors said.

CHARITY SUSPECTS SABOTAGE

A Muslim charity in Evergreen Park has asked the U Postal Service to investigate what it says is possible sabotage of a mass mailing seeking donations to aid Lebanon. About three weeks ago, the Zakat Foundation sent without about 70,000 first-class letters with the phrase "Urgent Appeal for Lebanon" printed in r alphabetic characters on the envelopes. Last week, the charity got back nearly 11000 verbal expressions stamped "not deliverable as addressed." A sizeable chunk of the recured letters were destined for East Coast addresses. Duston Barto, spokesman for the Zakat Foundation, said the charity updates its mailing lists regularly and has verified the addresses are legitimate. Barto said the charity has sent an e-mail beseech to the Postal Service asking for an investigation, however has not yet heard back. A spokesperson for the USPS Inspection Service could not be reached Friday.

FRAUDULENT NAVY FUND-RAISING LANDS WOMAN IN PRISON

A Villa Park woman who pos as a U Navy reservist while purportedly collecting riches for a military charity was sentenc Friday to six month in jail and placed upon two years' probation. After pleading guilty to conspiracy and forgery charges, Anne M Pelligrini, 41 also was ordered by dint of DuPage County Judge George Bakalis to perform 150 hours of community service work for a veterans organization. Pelligrini was wearing a U Navy uniform when she and her fiance were charged last May with soliciting coin for a nonexistent military charity, the Navy/Marines Family Relief Fund-raiser, prosecutors said.

CRIME CONTINUES TO DECREASE

Sexual assaults, aggravated assaults, burglaries and aggravated batteries have declined in Chicago athwart the first seven months of the year, police said Friday. There were 22 fewer homicides reported in Chicago as of Friday compared to the same period last year. Sexual assaults end the end of July were down 66 percent compared to last year, while aggravated batteries decreased by the agency of 4.3 percent, aggravated assaults decreased by the agency of 4.2 percent and burglaries decreased according to 3.5 percent.

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