A former Chicago cop pocketed hundreds of thousands from a property developer while secretly renting out his superyacht for glitzy private parties attended by celebrities, according to a lawsuit filed by the vessel’s owner.
Steven Ivankovich is suing Joseph Seinitz, allegedly an ex-member of the Chicago Police Department’s notorious “Skullcap Crew” hired to manage Contessa Marine Research LLC, a maritime venture affiliated with his family’s real estate empire. The suit filed Thursday by Contessa cites social media posts by the rapper Ludacris and NBA star Jimmy Butler as evidence that Seinitz and the captain of the ship, the Octopussy, were ...
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