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13 arrested, luxury cars seized as police bust Naperville gambling ring

Vu Hoang | Naperville police

(NAPERVILLE) A months-long investigation into an illegal gambling ring in west suburban Naperville resulted in 13 arrests Wednesday, and the seizure by police of $25,000 in cash and three luxury cars.

The arrests came as investigators executed search warrants at a business suite at 1163 E. Ogden Ave., according to a statement from Naperville police. A pain clinic previously occupied that space.

During the bust, police seized about $25,000 in cash and three luxury cars — a 2011 Porsche Panamera, a 2014 E63 AMG Mercedes and a 2015 Lamborghini Huracan, the statement said.

In all, 11 people face misdemeanor counts of gambling, police said. They include:

  • Vu Trong Hoang, 36, of Chicago;
  • Aki Nakagawa, 33, of Chicago;
  • Kevin L. Janowiak, 53, of Mount Prospect;
  • Phillip L. Nguyen, 43, of Naperville;
  • David A. Mirshak, 37, of Belvidere;
  • Ioannis T. Tsombanidis, 59, of Scottsdale, Ariz.;
  • William F. Gutzman, 33, of Bensenville;
  • Daniel B. Wandling, 30, of Chicago;
  • Lawrence P. Costigan, 50, of Palatine;
  • Michael J. Lemberger, 40, of Naperville; and
  • Julian R. Lukban, 40, of Chicago.

Hoang, Nakagawa, Janowiak and Nguyen are also charged with felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, police said.

Two other people were arrested Wednesday in connection with the gambling ring, but face other charges, police said.

Asad Yusuf, 42, of Naperville, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in court in a traffic case, police said. Amber Ray, 33, of Cortland, was ticketed for violating the city’s gambling ordinance.

Illinois State Police, the DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group and Naperville police investigated the case for five months, the statement said.

The investigation is ongoing and more arrests and charges are “imminent,” according to police.

Lawrence Costigan | Naperville police
Lawrence Costigan | Naperville police
William Gutzman | Naperville police
William Gutzman | Naperville police
Vu Hoang | Naperville police
Vu Hoang | Naperville police
Kevin Janowiak | Naperville police
Kevin Janowiak | Naperville police
Amber Lawhead | Naperville police
Amber Lawhead | Naperville police
Michael Lemberger | Naperville police
Michael Lemberger | Naperville police
Julian Lukban | Naperville police
Julian Lukban | Naperville police
David Mirshak | Naperville police
David Mirshak | Naperville police
Aki Nakagawa | Naperville police
Aki Nakagawa | Naperville police
Phillip Nguyen | Naperville police
Phillip Nguyen | Naperville police
Ioannis Tsombanidis | Naperville police
Ioannis Tsombanidis | Naperville police
Daniel Wandling | Naperville police
Daniel Wandling | Naperville police
Asad Yusuf | Naperville police
Asad Yusuf | Naperville police

Former Bear Richard Dent arrested for driving 107 mph on Edens

(WINNETKA) Former Chicago Bears defensive end and Super Bowl XX MVP Richard Dent was arrested in the northern suburbs early Wednesday after police clocked him driving 107 mph in a 55 mph zone, authorities said.

About 2:13 a.m., Dent was driving on the Edens Expressway (I-94) at Winnetka Avenue in Northfield when he was pulled over for speeding, according to Northfield police.

Richard Dent | Northfield police photo
Richard Dent | Northfield police photo

Dent, 54, was driving a 2010 Range Rover when he was clocked 107 mph, according to police.

Dent was charged with a misdemeanor for excessive speeding and released on a $2,000 bond, police said. He is scheduled to appear in court on May 5.

Dent played defensive end for the Bears from 1983-1993, and again in 1995. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.

Man charged with peeping in women’s windows in Riverside

Ronald J. Wortel | Riverside police
Ronald J. Wortel | Riverside police

 

(CHICAGO) A man has been charged with peeping in women’s windows and watching them get ready for bed earlier this month in west suburban Riverside.

Ronald J. Wortel, 38, has been charged with two counts of disorderly conduct under the peeping statute, a Class A misdemeanor, according to a statement from Riverside police.

About 11:30 p.m. April 9, police received a 911 call reporting someone looking into apartment windows at a building in the 100 block of East Quincy, police said. While checking the area, officers questioned Wortel, who was found one block east of the scene, but were not able to link him to the incident.

The next day, investigators asked Wortel to voluntarily come into the police department and, after an “extensive” interview, he confessed and gave a written statement that he was peeping in the apartment complex’s windows, police said.

Wortel confessed that his wife and son were out of town and, while he was returning from band practice, he decided to walk  through the neighborhood while smoking cannabis, police said.

On two separate occasions, he came up to windows and watched two women who live together, ages 30 and 84, get ready for bed while their curtains were not completely closed, police said.

He told investigators he was high and wasn’t acting rationally, police said. Officers found no cannabis on him when he was originally stopped or arrested the next day.

Wortel posted bond and has since been released, police said.