3rd Chicago cop charged in insurance fraud case

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

A widening federal probe into cops taking payoffs tied to insurance or towing scams has led to fraud charges against a third officer.

The probe could reach at least a dozen police officers, sources have said.

On Tuesday, prosecutors charged Chicago Police Officer Scott Campbell, 42, with setting up a scheme to make it look as if someone had stolen his 1996 green Volkswagen Passat.

Federal prosecutors say Campbell arranged to have the car taken and sold in pieces. State Farm Insurance paid Campbell about $4,000 for what they believed was a stolen vehicle.