Press Releases

Justice Department Reaches $800,000 Settlement in Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Village of Hinsdale, Illinois
The village of Hinsdale, Ill., agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that the village violated the Fair Housing Act.
California Attorneys Charged With Misappropriating Settlement Funds Intended for Relatives of Victims of Lion Air Flight 610
THOMAS V. GIRARDI and DAVID R. LIRA, who worked for the law firm Girardi Keese, are charged with wire fraud and contempt of court. 
Justice Department Announces Settlement With Logan Square Aluminum Supply Over Lead Violations
LOGAN SQUARE ALUMINUM SUPPLY INC. will pay a $400,000 penalty and perform $2 million of lead-based paint abatement work in lower-income properties.
Federal Indictment Accuses Suburban Chicago Man of Producing Child Pornography
TERCALO E. THOMAS, of Park Forest, Ill., is charged with production of child pornography and possession of an electronic device containing child pornography.
Chinese National Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Acting Within the U.S. as an Unregistered Agent of the People’s Republic of China
JI CHAOQUN worked at the direction of intelligence officers in the Jiangsu Province Ministry of State Security, a department of the Ministry of State Security for the PRC.
Federal Judge Sentences Man to Nearly Eight Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Handgun in Chicago
“Had the officers not been so experienced or skilled, the struggle could have resulted in much greater harm to themselves or defendant," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles W. Mulaney.
Rockford Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession
BRANDON L. DISHMAN was apprehended by Rockford Police after tossing a loaded gun onto the front yard of a residence.
Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Gun During Civil Unrest in Chicago
RICKY GREEN, 28, of Chicago, illegally possessed the gun on the night of May 31, 2020, in the Lake View neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side.
Chicago-Area Businesswoman Charged With COVID-Relief Fraud
KIMBERLY RAY-DUNCAN allegedly engaged in fraud related to the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL), and the Illinois Back to Business Grant Program.
Two Suburban Chicago Police Officers Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
Phoenix Police Department Patrol Officer ANTOINE LARRY and Sergeant JARRETT SNOWDEN allegedly conspired to steal cash, drugs, and other items.