The owner of a now-closed pizza restaurant in Highland Park is facing federal charges alleging he orchestrated a fraud scheme where he stole nearly $200,000 from his payment processing company.
Peter Vivacqua, 38, of Arlington Heights, was charged in a three-count indictment in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
The indictment charges Vivacqua with wire fraud and was returned by a federal grand jury on July 20 in Chicago.
A LinkedIn profile for Vivacqua said he was the owner of Veloce Wood-Fired Pizze, located at 1450 Park Avenue West in Highland Park, from December 2019 until…
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