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 Rockford resident, Wesley Smith, 37, has been sentenced to 77 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.
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A man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for robbing a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier at gunpoint in Chicago.
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A man has been sentenced to more than six and a half years in federal prison for his role in an ATM card-skimming operation that targeted machines in Chicago and New Jersey.
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A man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for carjacking three vehicles at gunpoint and shooting one of the victims in Chicago.
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A Chicago resident has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in an immigration fraud scheme involving false employment verifications for foreign nationals.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Eddie Arguelles, 20, of Chicago, on a charge of illegally possessing a loaded machine gun in Riis Park, located in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood.
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A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted Jawad Fakroune, 45, on multiple fraud and tax charges.
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A Chicago man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly $2 million in small business loans through Covid-19 relief programs.
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A Chicago grocery store owner has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for fraudulently redeeming millions of dollars in benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental...
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An inmate at Thomson Penitentiary in Illinois has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering a fellow inmate because of his religious faith.
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A man from Rock Falls, Illinois, has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine.
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A Chicago man has been sentenced to 55 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a loaded handgun in a residence on the Near West Side where several children were present.
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A Chicago resident has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for illegally dealing firearms.
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A federal judge has sentenced Christopher Scott, a resident of Hazel Crest, Illinois, to five years and ten months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $550,000 in small business loans under the CARES Act.
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A Chicago man has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children and receiving child sexual abuse material from at least 14 minors he contacted through social media.
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A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted four people for allegedly securing millions of dollars in small business loans through fraudulent means under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted five individuals on charges of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in loans and benefits meant to support small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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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.