Chicago CBP officers seize 72 pounds of hashish, ecstasy, cocaine, and ketamine from couple heading to Brazil
CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at O’Hare International Airport detained two U.S. citizens on July 24 after discovering more than 70 pounds of narcotics in their checked and…
Chicago Man Sentenced to 5 Years on Cocaine Charge
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcus Catchings, 43, Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M.…
Suburban Chicago Woman Charged in Federal Court in Connection With Alleged Child Sex Trafficking
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago woman has been arrested after she allegedly arranged for a child to engage in commercial sex acts with customers at hotels. JAMARI HODGE, also known as “Hypnotic”…
Judicial Watch Moves To Depose Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Over Racist Interview Policy Under Oath
Judicial Watch filed a motion on Nov. 23 on behalf of The Daily Caller News Foundation and reporter Thomas Catenacci, asking the court to depose Chicago Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot to discuss…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies To Combat Violent Crime in Chicago
CHICAGO — John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today provided an update on federal prosecutions and strategies to combat violent crime in Chicago and the…
Suburban Chicago Tax Preparer Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Orchestrating a Variety of Fraud Schemes
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago tax preparer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for orchestrating a variety of schemes that defrauded the IRS, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S.…
Chicago Businessman Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges for Allegedly Swindling Customers and Investors Out of $350,000
CHICAGO — A Chicago businessman who claimed to earn substantial profits from buying and selling heavy industrial equipment has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling customers and investors out…
Suburban Chicago Man Convicted on Federal Gun and Drug Charges
CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a suburban Chicago man on firearm and drug charges for illegally possessing two loaded handguns and dealing heroin and crack cocaine. BRIAN STAFFORD, 42, illegally…
Chicago Man Charged With Three Counts Of Bank Robbery
SOUTH BEND- Keith Kelly, 49, of Chicago, Illinois was indicted on three counts of bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. According to the charging documents, Kelly is alleged to…
Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Street Gang Leader of Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders
CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a leader of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang of participating in a criminal organization that committed murders and other acts of violence while brutally…
Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes Private Plane and 100 Kilograms of Cocaine; Three Defendants Arrested
CHICAGO — Three individuals have been arrested on federal charges as part of an investigation that disrupted a suspected Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline and resulted in government seizures of a private plane and…
Two Businessmen Charged With Running Fencing Operation Out of Suburban Chicago Stores
CHICAGO — Two businessmen have been charged in federal court with running a fencing operation out of their suburban Chicago stores. ZIAD I. ZAYED, also known as “Zee,” 46, and MOSAS I.…
Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Man of Sex Trafficking Several Children
CHICAGO — A federal jury today convicted a Chicago man on sex trafficking charges for recruiting several children to engage in sex acts for money. The jury in U.S. District Court in…
Man Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Straw Purchasing Handguns in Chicago Suburbs
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for straw purchasing handguns in the Chicago suburbs. On four occasions in 2019 and 2020, ISMAEL SENE purchased a…
Chicago Woman Arrested on Federal Charges for Allegedly Conspiring To Murder Her Mother in Indonesia
CHICAGO — A Chicago woman was arrested today on federal charges for allegedly conspiring with her boyfriend to murder her mother at an Indonesian resort in 2014. An indictment returned in 2017…
Leaders of Violent Chicago Street Gang and Several Members and Associates Charged in Federal Racketeering Indictment
CHICAGO — A federal indictment unsealed today charges 13 alleged leaders, members, and associates of the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang with participating in a criminal organization…
ICE HSI investigation leads to guilty plea of Chicago Tech Executive illegally exporting computer equipment to Pakistan
CHICAGO— A Chicago technology executive pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge and admitted illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a nuclear research agency of the Pakistani government.…
Chicago Tech Executive Guilty of Illegally Exporting Computer Equipment to Pakistan
CHICAGO —A Chicago technology executive pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge and admitted illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a nuclear research agency of the Pakistani government.…
Chicago Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraudulent Concert Scheme
A man who fraudulently solicited artist booking deposits and other expenses for concerts that never occurred was sentenced on October 20, 2021, to more than six years in federal prison. Romel Murphy,…
Additional Carjacking and Firearm Charges Added to Federal Indictment Accusing Chicago Man of Murdering Rideshare Driver
CHICAGO — A newly filed federal indictment adds additional carjacking and firearm charges against a Chicago man accused of murdering a rideshare driver during a carjacking earlier this year. EDMOND HARRIS, 18,…
Suburban Chicago Woman Guilty of Insider Trading
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago woman admitted in federal court today that she used insider information obtained from her husband to purchase shares of a company ahead of its acquisition by the…
Four Men Charged With Federal Firearm Offenses for Allegedly Trafficking Guns From St. Louis to Chicago
CHICAGO — Four men have been charged with federal firearm offenses for allegedly trafficking guns from St. Louis to Chicago. Criminal complaints filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago accuse ROBERT NARUP…
Chicago Investment Manager Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Swindling $10 Million From Clients and Lenders
CHICAGO — A Chicago investment manager who swindled more than $10 million from clients and lenders has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison. SHAWN BALDWIN owned and controlled various investment…
Two Chicago Defendants Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud
BOISE – Two Chicago women pleaded guilty to bank fraud. According to court proceedings, Jakara B. Edwards, 23, and Tatyana A. Love, 21, both of Chicago, Illinois, traveled to Idaho with at…
Chicago Man Convicted of Attempting To Provide Material Support to ISIS
CHICAGO — A federal jury today convicted a Chicago man of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The jury convicted THOMAS OSADZINSKI, 22, after…
Everyone but Chicago Mayor Lightfoot wore a face mask at WNBA championship in picture posted by mayor
CHICAGO, IL – It was a packed house at Wintrust Arena as the home team Chicago Sky defeated the Phoenix Mercury in game four of the WNBA championship. The Sky were crowned…
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