USA v. Colletti et al

  1. March 02, 2021

    Ex-MillerCoors VP's COVID-19 Release Bid Put On Ice

    An Illinois federal judge refused Monday to shorten a former MillerCoors LLC executive's 42-month sentence for stealing more than $8 million from his employer, agreeing with the government he should not be granted compassionate release over COVID-19 concerns because he already contracted the virus and appears to be doing fine.

  2. October 23, 2019

    Convicted MillerCoors Exec Can't Change Pension Repayment

    A convicted former MillerCoors LLC executive can't change the amount of pension money he has to repay in order to support his wife while he serves time for stealing more than $8 million from his employer, an Illinois federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  3. October 21, 2019

    Imprisoned Ex-MillerCoors Exec Says Wife Needs His Pension

    A former MillerCoors LLC executive sentenced to prison for bilking his employer out of more than $8 million has asked a federal court to amend an order requiring a quarter of his pension be given to the federal government each pay cycle, saying his wife needs the money.

  4. May 16, 2019

    Ex-MillerCoors VP Gets 3½ Years For $8M Fraud Scheme

    A former executive with MillerCoors LLC has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison for bilking his employer out of more than $8 million in a 10-year fraudulent scheme.

  5. November 09, 2017

    Feds Want 5 Years For Vendor In $8M MillerCoors Fraud

    Prosecutors told an Illinois federal judge Wednesday that a 74-year-old vendor for MillerCoors LLC marketing events deserves up to five years in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded the beer giant of more than $8 million.

  6. August 21, 2017

    Flea Market Owner Seeks Probation For $9M MillerCoors Fraud

    A flea market owner who helped a former MillerCoors LLC executive submit $8.6 million in fraudulent invoices for beer marketing events asked an Illinois federal judge to sentence him to probation, saying he had an otherwise unblemished record and repaid his portion of the scheme.

  7. April 25, 2017

    Ex-MillerCoors Employee Gets Probation In $8M Fraud

    A former MillerCoors LLC employee was sentenced to three years of probation Tuesday in Illinois federal court for her role in an $8.6 million fraud scheme against the beer giant after prosecutors acknowledged that she was the least culpable of the eight people indicted.

  8. April 21, 2017

    Vendor Seeks Probation In MillerCoors Marketing Fraud Case

    A fraudulent vendor who pled guilty to her role in an $8.6 million scheme to help a former MillerCoors LLC executive submit phony invoices for nonexistent beer marketing events asked an Illinois federal judge on Friday for a sentence of probation, saying she faces extenuating circumstances.

  9. April 18, 2017

    Eighth Defendant Pleads In $8M Fraud Of MillerCoors

    The remaining person charged in an $8.6 million scheme to defraud MillerCoors LLC through falsified invoices for fake marketing events admitted to the crime Tuesday, closing the door on the fraud led by a longtime executive at the beer giant.

  10. April 05, 2017

    $8M MillerCoors Vendor Fraud Ends With 2 More Guilty Pleas

    The last remaining defendants accused of defrauding MillerCoors LLC out of roughly $8 million by submitting invoices for fake marketing events will not go to trial, with one pleading guilty Tuesday and another set to plead out later this month.