The probe comes as the sheriff for Cook County, Illinois has announced he won’t enforce foreclosure evictions for three large banks caught up in the scandal. On Tuesday, Sheriff Thomas Dart said he won’t carry out evictions in Chicago and surrounding areas for Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Ally Financial’s GMAC Mortgage. Bank of America and GMAC resumed foreclosures this week after suspending them in twenty-three states earlier this month. Dart says he won’t evict homeowners until the banks can prove the foreclosures are lawful.