CHICAGO — Five people face multiple felony charges after allegedly working together to steal more than $100,000 from video gaming machines across Illinois.
One man remains at large.
Illinois prosecutors allege five people — John Friedrich, 35, of Streator; Joseph Montoro, 39, of Berwyn; Sebastian Perez, 41, of Chicago; Jacob Sickel, 20, of Brookfield; and Don Wiley, 53, of University Park — were involved in a string of 22 burglaries in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Champaign, Lake, Tazewell, DeWitt, Peoria, Kankakee, McLean and Will counties.
The burglaries occurred in 2023 from January to November.
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Charges include:
Friedrich (who authorities are seeking the whereabouts of) is charged with:
- One count of theft between $10,000 and $100,000, a Class 2 felony.
- One count of money laundering, a Class 3 felony.
- Six counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
Montoro is charged with:
- One count of theft between $100,000 and $500,000; a Class 1 felony.
- One count of money laundering, a Class 2 felony.
- Twenty counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
- One count of attempted burglary, a Class 3 felony.
Perez is charged with:
- One count of theft between $500 and $10,000; a Class 3 felony.
- Two counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
- One count of attempted burglary, a Class 3 felony.
Sickel is charged with:
- One count of theft between $10,000 and $100,000; a Class 2 felony.
- Ten counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
- One count of attempted burglary, a Class 3 felony.
Wiley is charged with:
- One count of theft between $10,000 and $100,000; a Class 2 felony.
- Eight counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
- One count of attempted burglary, a Class 3 felony.
Except for Friedrich, all charged individuals await an initial court appearance in DuPage County. The Attorney General’s Office provided no booking photos of the suspects.