Sales agents for Lawson Products, Des Plaines, IL, have been indicted on federal fraud charges. The sales agents allegedly paid kickbacks totaling $140,000 to employees of some of their customers, including suburban municipalities, school districts, a non-profit organization and private businesses.
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They disguised the kickbacks as purchasing incentives, according to the US Attorney’s office in Chicago. In return, the sales agents allegedly obtained higher sales commissions based on greater volume and prices.
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Eleven of the defendants were charged in six separate cases in Chicago, while two additional cases were filed in Dayton, OH, and Philadelphia, PA. All of the cases involve commissioned sales agents for either Des Plaines-based …
Lawson Products Sales Agents Indicted on Fraud
Sales agents for Lawson Products, Des Plaines, IL, have been indicted on federal fraud charges. The sales agents allegedly paid kickbacks totaling $140,000 to employees of some of their customers, including suburban municipalities, school districts, a non-profit organization and private businesses.
  ;
They disguised the kickbacks as purchasing incentives, according to the US Attorney’s office in Chicago. In return, the sales agents allegedly obtained higher sales commissions based on greater volume and prices.
  ;
Eleven of the defendants were charged in six separate cases in Chicago, while two additional cases were filed in Dayton, OH, and Philadelphia, PA. All of the cases involve commissioned sales agents for either Des Plaines-based …
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