Each time he stood before a Chicago traffic court judge and told his story, the judge asked his name.
“Jeffrey Kriv,” he’d say. That was true.
Then he’d raise his right hand and get sworn in. What came next was also consistent.
“Well, that morning, I broke up with my girlfriend and she stole my car,” Kriv, who had been ticketed for running a red light, testified in January 2021.
