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Convicted thief faces new charges - Sun Times Articles
Convicted thief faces new charges
COOK COUNTY Ex-Notre Dame instructor accused of writing bad checks
COOK COUNTY Ex-Notre Dame instructor accused of writing bad checks
From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: January 9, 2008
Author: Frank Main, Crime Reporter Chicago Sun-Times
Cook County prosecutors tried to have former University of Notre Dame instructor Lisa Caponigri thrown into prison after she was convicted of bilking her elderly cousin.
Instead, Caponigri got four years' probation and was ordered to repay more than $200,000 to her Southwest Side cousin, then 91.
Now prosecutors may have a second chance to put her behind bars.
Now prosecutors may have a second chance to put her behind bars.
Caponigri, 50, who moved to Burbank, Calif., was arrested in December on a felony charge of writing bad checks to employees working in her home. If she's convicted, authorities here may move to revoke her probation and send her to prison to complete her four-year term.
"We're looking at it," Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Dianne Ghaster said.
Caponigri was arrested Dec. 27 at her Burbank home and freed on a $20,000 bond.
In November, two men who worked for her grew wary of Caponigri's business practices and demanded she pay them, but her checks bounced, a Burbank police report said.
She's accused of writing a bad check for $2,656 to a man who worked for her Web-based business, lisasitaly.com, which sells gourmet Italian food. She wrote two other bad checks to another man -- a Hurricane Katrina survivor -- who was caring for Caponigri's disabled son, the police report said.
Caponigri could not be reached for comment.
She taught Spanish at Notre Dame from 1999 until 2005. Later that year, she was arrested for stealing more than $200,000 from her cousin, Lucille Zicker, who has since died. Caponigri was accused of looting Zicker's bank accounts and forging documents to take title to her home.
The Chicago Sun-Times profiled Caponigri in 2004, describing some of her other questionable business practices.
For instance, a judge ruled in her 1993 bankruptcy that she and her ex-husband, a member of Notre Dame's 1977 national championship football squad, bilked investors in a housing development out of hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund an "extravagant lifestyle."
The couple used project money to travel to South America, pay for repairs on luxury cars and cover mortgage payments on a New York home, according to the alleged victims -- who included two doctors for the football team.
Ex-teacher accused of stealing $200,000
From: Chicago Sun-Times
From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date:December 1, 2005
Author: Frank Main
A former University of Notre Dame instructor was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than $200,000 from her 91- year-old cousin -- as well as jewelry, clothing, family photographs and even a jar of Kennedy half dollars.
Attorney Lisa Caponigri taught Spanish at Notre Dame from 1999 until August of this year, when her contract was not renewed, a university spokesman said. He would not say why.
ORDERED TO PAY $374,000
Caponigri, who is charged with felony theft, is accused of looting Lucille Zicker's bank accounts. She also forged documents to take title to Zicker's Southwest Side home, Chicago Police said.
Caponigri, 48, was being held in lieu of $2 million bail, police said.
Zicker retired at age 83 after working as a secretary for ophthalmologist Michael Carroll. In 2002, a fall left her in a wheelchair, and she gave Caponigri power of attorney to handle her affairs. Caponigri took title to Zicker's home in August 2002 and the next month suggested Zicker enter a rehabilitation facility in South Bend, Ind., the town where Caponigri lives.
Carroll's daughter Gwen Carroll, who is an attorney, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Zicker in 2004 seeking to recover the money Caponigri allegedly drained from Zicker's estate.
Carroll's daughter Gwen Carroll, who is an attorney, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Zicker in 2004 seeking to recover the money Caponigri allegedly drained from Zicker's estate.
On Sept. 27, U.S. District Judge Milton Shadur ordered Caponigri to pay Zicker $374,000, including $223,000 in compensatory damages and another $125,000 in punitive damages. Caponigri told the court she does not have a job or income, or any "meaningful assets."
"For this reason, my daughter is unable to enroll in college this fall as planned," she wrote.
Shadur described Caponigri's actions as "egregious" and "grievous breaches of fiduciary obligations accomplished by taking advantage of her family relationship and of a particularly vulnerable victim." He pointed out that bankruptcy will not protect Caponigri from paying the damages he ordered.
"For this reason, my daughter is unable to enroll in college this fall as planned," she wrote.
Shadur described Caponigri's actions as "egregious" and "grievous breaches of fiduciary obligations accomplished by taking advantage of her family relationship and of a particularly vulnerable victim." He pointed out that bankruptcy will not protect Caponigri from paying the damages he ordered.
Another judge ruled in Caponigri's 1993 bankruptcy that she and her ex-husband, a member of Notre Dame's 1977 national championship football squad, had bilked investors in a housing project out of hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund an "extravagant lifestyle." The couple allegedly used the project money to travel to South America, repair two Mercedes-Benz cars and cover mortgage payments on a New York home.
REBUTS CLAIM IN SUIT
In court papers filed with Shadur, Caponigri rebutted a claim in Zicker's lawsuit that Caponigri had tried to smother Zicker with a pillow on the way to the rehabilitation center in Indiana.
Caponigri was charged after an investigation by Chicago Police financial crimes unit Detectives Peggy Tedder and Edward Record along with Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Dianne Ghaster. Zicker declined to comment Wednesday.
Caponigri was charged after an investigation by Chicago Police financial crimes unit Detectives Peggy Tedder and Edward Record along with Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Dianne Ghaster. Zicker declined to comment Wednesday.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
New blogs on Windychat.com about lying Lisa
Great blog posts to check out about her overall wrongdoings:
http://www.windychat.com/convicted-thief-faces-new-charges-7269.html#post11672
Excerpts:
-I graduated from Notre Dame the same year as Ms. Caponigri - she was the daughter of a well-regarding philosophy professor. She was always looking to live a higher, faster lifestyle than being in academia, and looked down at most of her fellow classmates. All I can say is that she will reap what she has sown in life.....
-Thanks so much for informing the people about Lisa CaponigriI do own a business and I did ship packages on her behalf to her website's clients http://www.lisasitaly/For a while I got repaid by charging her credit card but then her card kept been declined.>>When I told her and after many attempts to get paid I warned her to contact a collection agency and she accused me of threatening herShe always showed to be outraged by my emailsThe fact is she never paid us back and I suppose I will have to write off over $ 5,000... So if she is now in prison, I hope she will be staying there since she is a professionist, she tried to get rid of her cousins, then she did not pay a Katrina relief survivor that was taking care of her disabled child, she did not pay her employee..........I hope she will be staying in prison for real!
-Lisa Caponigri is a proven con and pathological liar beyond compare and seems to have the power to keep her image and past under wraps to unsuspecting employees and consumers. She has been arrested three times now, once in Illinois and twice in California, yet somehow, probably due to her former legal background, she manages to continue bilking innocent people while maintaining that all of her charges are innocent mistakes or misunderstandings. She gets away with it due to unfortunate lax white collar crime laws. It’s amazing that this pathetic, tawdry American-Italian villain hasn’t pissed off the wrong person yet & had “Louie & Guido” over to break her kneecaps. Lisa has a sham of a website business, http://www.lisasitaly.com/, that should have been shut down by now – customers order merchandise that isn’t even in stock & never gets shipped, then dispute the charges with their credit card company & get refunded. Thus, she is effectively ripping off the credit card companies & the customers don’t report her, but since all this takes place “online” – a gray business and legal area, she gets away with it. In January 08 she got arrested for a 3rd time for check kiting - not paying her employees (numerous employees went unpaid) and for being under fraud investigation with Bank of America & Wells Fargo. I pity her poor Mother who bailed her out of the slammer. I’m sure Lisa has her convinced with her “woe is me, I’m just a poor victim of misunderstanding” self-convinced innocence. And what a pathetic mother and role model she is to her three children. Throw in state & federal tax and business licensing violations - Lisa Caponigri has a rap sheet a mile long. When she feels threatened she will throw around legal terms and threats of libel or slander or will sick her half-baked crooked lawyer on you. This dimwit must be getting paid with sexual favors from her (shudder!) as she doesn’t have any money, outside suspected hidden offshore accounts, to pay him with. All of her wrongdoings can be proven and are verifiable, especially if you can gain access to police and court records. Courageous Frank Main of the Chicago Sun-Times has written two brilliant articles detailing her lawbreaking ways which provide the starting point for uncovering undeniable evidence. She will get what is coming to her either by the law of the universe, karma, or Louie & Guido!
http://www.windychat.com/convicted-thief-faces-new-charges-7269.html#post11672
Excerpts:
-I graduated from Notre Dame the same year as Ms. Caponigri - she was the daughter of a well-regarding philosophy professor. She was always looking to live a higher, faster lifestyle than being in academia, and looked down at most of her fellow classmates. All I can say is that she will reap what she has sown in life.....
-Thanks so much for informing the people about Lisa CaponigriI do own a business and I did ship packages on her behalf to her website's clients http://www.lisasitaly/For a while I got repaid by charging her credit card but then her card kept been declined.>>When I told her and after many attempts to get paid I warned her to contact a collection agency and she accused me of threatening herShe always showed to be outraged by my emailsThe fact is she never paid us back and I suppose I will have to write off over $ 5,000... So if she is now in prison, I hope she will be staying there since she is a professionist, she tried to get rid of her cousins, then she did not pay a Katrina relief survivor that was taking care of her disabled child, she did not pay her employee..........I hope she will be staying in prison for real!
-Lisa Caponigri is a proven con and pathological liar beyond compare and seems to have the power to keep her image and past under wraps to unsuspecting employees and consumers. She has been arrested three times now, once in Illinois and twice in California, yet somehow, probably due to her former legal background, she manages to continue bilking innocent people while maintaining that all of her charges are innocent mistakes or misunderstandings. She gets away with it due to unfortunate lax white collar crime laws. It’s amazing that this pathetic, tawdry American-Italian villain hasn’t pissed off the wrong person yet & had “Louie & Guido” over to break her kneecaps. Lisa has a sham of a website business, http://www.lisasitaly.com/, that should have been shut down by now – customers order merchandise that isn’t even in stock & never gets shipped, then dispute the charges with their credit card company & get refunded. Thus, she is effectively ripping off the credit card companies & the customers don’t report her, but since all this takes place “online” – a gray business and legal area, she gets away with it. In January 08 she got arrested for a 3rd time for check kiting - not paying her employees (numerous employees went unpaid) and for being under fraud investigation with Bank of America & Wells Fargo. I pity her poor Mother who bailed her out of the slammer. I’m sure Lisa has her convinced with her “woe is me, I’m just a poor victim of misunderstanding” self-convinced innocence. And what a pathetic mother and role model she is to her three children. Throw in state & federal tax and business licensing violations - Lisa Caponigri has a rap sheet a mile long. When she feels threatened she will throw around legal terms and threats of libel or slander or will sick her half-baked crooked lawyer on you. This dimwit must be getting paid with sexual favors from her (shudder!) as she doesn’t have any money, outside suspected hidden offshore accounts, to pay him with. All of her wrongdoings can be proven and are verifiable, especially if you can gain access to police and court records. Courageous Frank Main of the Chicago Sun-Times has written two brilliant articles detailing her lawbreaking ways which provide the starting point for uncovering undeniable evidence. She will get what is coming to her either by the law of the universe, karma, or Louie & Guido!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Lisa's Italy
This company is ran by a total con artist convicted in the state of Illinois for felony theft and fraud. Oh, and she also tried to off a relative. Now she is defrauding people in California. You name the law, she has probably broken it. Whatever you do, don't order from this company or trust this lady: Lisa Caponigri. You won't get your merchandise - she has none to ship. Then you will dispute your purchase with your credit card company and they will get ripped off. Stay clear. She is a #1 white collar crime criminal and her company is a scam!!!!
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