Fox Lake police Lt. Gliniewicz's widow asking judge to unfreeze accounts
Lake County Journal
Published: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 9:18 a.m. CST • Updated: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 10:06 a.m. CST
By KATIE DAHLSTROM Shaw Media
http://www.lakecountyjournal.com/20...ow-asking-judge-to-unfreeze-accounts/at1x2ve/
“A hearing is scheduled Friday on a motion from Melodie Gliniewicz, the widow of Fox Lake police Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz, asking for a judge to remove an order freeing her seized bank accounts during the ongoing investigation into the disgraced officer’s embezzlement.”
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“A U.S. Bank account for Explorers took in deposits of more than $100,000 mainly from donations or parking lot detail payments, according to the affidavit. The account also included $26,800 in direct deposits from the village of Fox Lake, which Melodie Gliniewicz claimed were from her husband’s paychecks.
The account also received a deposit for $32,000, which Melodie said was a loan from her husband’s retirement plan.
The affidavit shows between September 2008 and April 2015 Joseph Gliniewicz used that account for routine and more “significant” expenses. Prosecutors alleged he spent $2,455 on Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, $8,822 on restaurants, $2,515 on the Fox Lake Theatre, $7,217 on health clubs, athletic event registration and hormonal supplements, and $2,623 on adult entertainment and dating websites.
Prosecutors also said the account funded a trip to Hawaii in August 2014 that cost $5,683.
Authorities claimed that four months later, Melodie Gliniewicz wrote a check to that account from her personal bank account for $4,275 with the note “Hawaii reimburse pd in full.”
Joseph Gliniewicz also withdrew $7,000 in cash from the Explorer’s account in March 2014 and a day later the same amount was deposited into Melodie Gliniewicz’s personal account, according to the affidavit.”
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“Prosecutors alleged that Gliniewicz transferred $4,000 from the U.S. Bank account to open a new Explorer account at BMO Harris Bank in March. He transferred the remaining $940 to his personal bank account at U.S. Bank on April 1, the affidavit stated.
The new Explorer account appears to have been used for personal use, but to a lesser extent, prosecutors said. In June 2015, Joseph Gliniewicz wrote a check to Donald Gliniewicz for $777 with “loan” written in the check’s memo line, according to the affidavit. Donald Gliniewicz, also known as D.J., is one of Joseph Gliniewicz’s son.”
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