KANE COUNTY — Thomas M. Hartwell, 63, the former Kane County Circuit Clerk from Gingerwood Lane in Elgin was recently indicted by a grand jury for several felony offenses involving misusing public funds while in office.
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser and Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan Kelley also indicted 73-year-old businessman and St. Charles resident Robert Gutierrez for his involvement in the scheme.
Hartwell is being charged with the following: theft by deception in the amount greater than $100,000, a Class 1 felony; seven counts of official misconduct, Class 3 felonies; six counts of wire fraud, Class 3 felonies; money laundering, a Class 3 felony; government employee misapplying funds, a Class 3 felony; and three counts of income tax fraud, Class 4 felonies.