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4 with ties to failed Wilmette bank charged with defrauding U.S. government Other defendants are Shamim Esmail, his wife, 65, of Evanston; Robert McCarty, 51, of Geneva; and William Brannin, 53, of Chicago. Charges against them include continuing a financial crimes enterprise and conspiracy to commit a financial crime, each punishable by four to 15 years in prison. They also face a charge of theft by deception, which has a mandatory prison sentence of six to 30 years. McCarty couldn't be reached for comment. The Esmails have been released on a collective $850,000 bond, according to Madigan. McCarty was released on a $400,000 bond and Brannin on a $350,000 bond. Robert McCarty practices law in Gevena, Illinois. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said McCarty engaged in a "criminal shakedown, soliciting and demanding bribes in connection with applications made for business loans and lines of credit" to open and operate several grocery stores in Chicago and the suburbs. The lawsuit, filed by the state of Illinois, alleges McCarty demanded that his wife and children be given ownership stakes in the stores in exchange for the loans.