Man accused of bilking $450M from billionaire is convicted fraudster who once lived in a Lake Forest mansion

Before he was accused of fleecing a Mexican billionaire of more than $450 million, Vladimir Sklarov lived in the north suburbs of Chicago and was previously convicted of fraud.Sklarov was arrested Saturday and is being held in the federal lockup in downtown Chicago on charges he defrauded Mexican corporate magnate Ricardo Salinas Pliego.A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday to determine whether Sklarov will be transferred to New York where an indictment against him was filed.Back in 1998, when he...