U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois
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A man from suburban Chicago has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for cultivating a corrupt relationship with a federal law enforcement agent while trafficking cocaine.
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A federal investigation into drug and firearm activities on Chicago's South Side has led to charges against seven individuals.
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A California businessman has admitted to a federal fraud charge for obtaining over $14 million in small business loans under the CARES Act.
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A federal investigation targeting the sale of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Chicago has led to a grand jury returning charges against six individuals.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Maurice D. Lee, Jr., for allegedly carjacking two vehicles and robbing two credit unions in Chicago.
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A United States District Court judge in Chicago has sentenced Malik Washington to nearly six years in federal prison for the assault and robbery of a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Harvey, Illinois.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged a Chicago man with assaulting a federal employee outside the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago.
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A Chicago resident has been convicted in federal court for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).
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A suburban Chicago man has been indicted on charges of fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits in the name of his deceased father.
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A Rockford man has been sentenced to over six years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm possession.
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The owner of a Chicago laboratory has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his involvement in a Covid-19 testing fraud scheme.
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A foreign national has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for cyber fraud schemes targeting U.S. citizens and businesses.
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Federal law enforcement authorities have arrested two individuals following the seizure of multiple kilograms of fentanyl and approximately 25 firearms from their suburban Chicago residences and a storage unit.
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A federal jury in Chicago has found Cedric Curtis guilty of trafficking firearms, including six rifles and a handgun.
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A physician from suburban Chicago has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for committing health care fraud.
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A federal jury in Chicago has found Francisco Martinez guilty of robbing a bank in Lake County, Illinois.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois has announced an expansion of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) in Chicago.
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An investment advisor from California has been charged with wire fraud in a federal court in Chicago.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago has secured the forfeiture of approximately $214 million linked to an alleged "pump-and-dump" investment fraud scheme.
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A federal judge has sentenced Andrew Boltz, a 27-year-old man from Kenton, Ohio, to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting a Chicago-area girl he met online.