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 businessman from suburban Chicago has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly providing false information to U.S. authorities to secure immigration benefits for his clients.
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James Collins, the former CEO of Honor Finance LLC, a subprime auto lending company based in Evanston, Illinois, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison.
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A suburban Chicago investment advisor, Ralph Rogers III, also known as "Tres Rogers," has been indicted on federal fraud charges.
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A federal grand jury in Rockford has indicted a correctional officer from the Federal Correctional Institution in Thomson, Illinois.
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A former executive from a Chicago-area non-profit has admitted guilt in a federal fraud case involving the misappropriation of $1.8 million, initially intended to support underprivileged youth.
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A tax professional from suburban Chicago has been sentenced to over ten years in federal prison for defrauding clients and investors out of more than $2.5 million.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois has announced the collection of over $100 million in criminal, civil, and asset forfeiture actions during Fiscal Year 2024.
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A man has been charged in federal court for trafficking a firearm in Chicago.
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A federal inmate has received an additional nine-year prison sentence for assaulting another inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Thomson, Illinois.
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A man has pleaded guilty in a federal court to importing the drug Pentobarbital into the United States from Mexico for use in suicides.
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A suburban Chicago man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of trafficking firearms and drugs.
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A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to over five years in prison for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain more than $1.5 million in small business loans under the CARES Act.
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A medical device company based in Mokena, Illinois, has agreed to pay a $1 million fine following a federal criminal investigation into allegations of selling misbranded products imported from abroad.
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Two Chinese companies and four individuals have been charged in a federal indictment for conspiring to unlawfully possess trade secrets from Philips Medical Systems.
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A Chicago man has admitted to defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of over $1.5 million.
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A federal jury in Chicago has found former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan guilty on charges of conspiracy and bribery.
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A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted Ceferino Espinoza Angulo, a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, on charges of drug conspiracy.
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A Chicago man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for soliciting a minor for commercial sex and providing false statements to the FBI regarding his social media activities that supported ISIS.
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A Chicago resident, Marquise Shores, has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for manufacturing counterfeit $100 bills.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Jawad Fakroune, also known as "Angelino Escobar" or "Anjelino Escobar," on charges of extortion.