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 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.
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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.