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Carjacking in Chicago Suburb Leads to 15-Year Federal Prison Sentence
DAVID JOHNSON carjacked a vehicle in Orland Park, Ill. in 2021.
Dolton, Ill. Police Officer Charged in Federal Court With Bankruptcy Fraud
LEWIS A. LACEY is charged with bankruptcy fraud, making false statements and declarations in a bankruptcy case, and perjury.
Federal Indictment Charges Man With Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun During Exchange of Gunfire in Chicago
“Our office is using every law enforcement tool to bring impactful cases that hold firearm offenders accountable and reduce violent crime in Chicago,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual.
Suburban Chicago Man Guilty of Illegally Exporting Firearm Parts to Israel
AMIN BETUNI put false information on the shipping labels and concealed the firearm parts in packages containing auto parts or George Foreman grills.
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Federal Judge Sentences Chicago Man to 40 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Several Children
LENNIE PERRY used websites such as Backpage and Facebook to advertise commercial sex acts and recruit young victims to work for him.
Rockford Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for the Production of Child Pornography
GARY WILSON solicited boys through gaming systems such as Xbox and PlayStation.
Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Using U.S. Postal Service Arrow Keys To Steal Mail in Chicago
The defendants were convicted as part of “Operation Broken Arrow,” a federal investigation into the theft of mail using stolen arrow keys.
Indiana Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Trafficking Guns From Indianapolis to Chicago
Disrupting illegal firearms trafficking is a centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s cross-jurisdictional strike force aimed at reducing gun violence.
Rockford Man Sentenced to Six and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography
GREGORIO BACINO possessed on his cell phone more than 1,000 sexually explicit images and videos of minors.
Chicago Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Cell Phone Stores Throughout Illinois
JOHNATHAN BYARS and his co-conspirators carried out six robberies and two attempted robberies of cell phone stores.
Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting To Detonate Explosive Device in Downtown Chicago
ADEL DAOUD attempted to detonate what he thought was a car bomb in the downtown Loop neighborhood of Chicago.
Office Manager for Suburban Chicago Medical Equipment Boutique Indicted on Federal Health Care Fraud Charges
JUDY STRZELECKI and others allegedly fraudulently obtained at least $1.8 million from BCBS Illinois and other health care programs.
Man Charged in Federal Court With Committing Two Carjackings in Chicago
VIRGIL GIBSON allegedly brandished a firearm in the carjackings and forcibly took the vehicles from the drivers.
Former Chief Financial Officer of Chicago Hospital Among Three Defendants Charged in Alleged $15 Million Embezzlement Scheme
The defendants allegedly caused the hospital to pay more than $15 million into bank accounts that they controlled.
Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing Firearm in Chicago
ERIC BROWN possessed the drugs and gun on Oct. 19, 2021, in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Justice Department Leads Efforts Among Federal, International, and Private Sector Partners To Disrupt Covert Russian Government-Operated Social Media Bot Farm
“The disruption announced today is the result of a combined response with our international partners to a serious and unique threat,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual.
Suburban Chicago Physician Pleads Guilty to Federal Health Care Fraud Charges
MONA GHOSH owned and operated Progressive Women’s Healthcare, S.C., a medical office in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin
CALVIN CARTER sold the drugs on two occasions in the fall of 2019.
Businessman Sentenced to More Than a Year in Federal Prison for Scheming to Embezzle Funds From Client
DONALD E. MUDD fraudulently inflated commissions and submitted false invoices for services that were never rendered.