Chicago-area native Nikko D’Ambrosio made a national media splash earlier this month when he filed a lawsuit against dozens of women who allegedly bad-mouthed him on a tell-all Facebook dating page, describing him as “clingy,” a ghoster and a show-off with money. Turns out D’Ambrosio’s dating reviews were the least of his worries.
On Friday, D’Ambrosio, 32, of Des Plaines, was convicted in the same federal courthouse where his lawsuit is pending of tax fraud counts alleging he vastly underreported income he’d made distributing “sweepstakes” gaming machines for a company with ties to Chicago mob figures.
After a four-day trial, the jury deliberated less than 90 minutes before convicting D’Ambrosio on two counts of filing a false tax return, which each carry a maximum prison term of up to three years.
Dressed in a dark suit, D’Ambrosio sat up straight in his chair but showed no reaction as the verdict was read. U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin set sentencing for May 28. (full article at link)
