Three people accused of stealing about $400,000 from video gambling machines all across northern Illinois, then laundering the money by sending it to each other digitally and using it to buy jewelry and cars, have been indicted by a statewide grand jury.

Some of the crimes took place at businesses in Cook, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Will and McHenry counties, according to the indictments, which were filed Aug. 12 and unsealed Wednesday. The crimes also took place in 16 other counties, from Champaign on the south to Bureau in the northwest part of the state…

According to the indictment, from Feb. 20 to Sept. 19, 2021, [one of the people charged] stole between $100,000 and $500,000 from video gambling terminals in 41 businesses.