(NBC News) The Illinois cop whose death sparked a massive manhunt in September killed himself in a “carefully staged suicide” after committing “extensive criminal acts,” police said Wednesday.
Authorities revealed that Fox Lake Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz’s death came amid “increasing levels of personal stress” from scrutiny of how he was managing the local police Explorers, a mentor youth group.
Gliniewicz had been embezzling money through the program, funneling tens of thousands of dollars for personal purposes — including mortgage payments, travel expenses, gym memberships, adult websites and loans to associates, Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Commander George Filenko told reporters.
