U.S. Attorney’s Office for Northern Illinois

Calumet City Resident Charged in Federal Court in Connection With Alleged Child Sex Trafficking

Thu Dec 2, 2021 04:48 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A female resident of Calumet City has been arrested after she allegedly arranged for a child to engage in commercial sex acts with customers at hotels. Jamari Hodge, also known as “Hypnotic” and […]

U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Federal Prosecution, Ongoing Strategies To Combat Violent Crime in Chicago

Mon Nov 29, 2021 07:09 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today, Monday, November 29, 2021, provided an update on federal prosecutions and strategies to combat violent crime in Chicago and […]

Newberg, Oregon Resident Sentenced to Year in Federal Prison for Selling Weight-Loss Product with Unapproved Additive that Likely Killed Chicago Man

Mon Nov 22, 2021 09:54 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a man to a year in prison for manufacturing and selling a purported weight-loss product containing the unapproved additive 2,4-Dinitrophenol, known as DNP. 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) is […]

Bellwood Resident Convicted on Federal Gun and Drug Charges — Heroin and Crack Cocaine

Sun Nov 21, 2021 09:19 am Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a suburban Chicago man on firearm and drug charges for illegally possessing two loaded handguns and dealing heroin and crack cocaine. Brian Stafford, 42, illegally possessed the guns […]

Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Chicago Tax Return Preparer

Tue Nov 16, 2021 02:14 pm Cardinal News

The United States filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois today seeking to bar a Chicago area tax return preparer from preparing federal income tax returns for others. […]

Labar Spann Garfield Park, convicted murderer Garfield Park and Humboldt Park neighborhoods of Chicago (SOURCE: Chicago Police Department/Map data ©2021)

Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Street Gang Leader of Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders, Other Acts of Violence

Wed Nov 10, 2021 09:47 am Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a leader of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang of participating in a criminal organization that committed murders and other acts of violence while brutally protecting a drug-dealing […]

Maserati Gran Turismo S-MC Sport Line (SOURCE: Alexandre Prévot from Nancy, France/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced 20 Years in Federal Prison for Supplying Heroin To Open-Air Market on Chicago’s West Side

Tue Nov 9, 2021 03:37 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — The leader of a drug trafficking organization has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for supplying heroin to an illegal open-air market on the West Side of Chicago. He could have […]

Bombardier Challenger 600, not actual aircraft and color markings modified to avoid connection of seized aircraft identity to file photo identity (Original photo by Alain Rioux)

Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes Private Plane and 100 Kilograms of Cocaine; Three Defendants Arrested

Mon Nov 8, 2021 08:24 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — Three individuals have been arrested on federal charges as part of an investigation that disrupted a suspected Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline and resulted in government seizures of a private plane and 100 kilograms of […]

Two Businessmen Charged With Running Fencing Operation Out of Stores in Crestwood

Sat Nov 6, 2021 11:35 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — Two businessmen have been charged in federal court with running a fencing operation out of their suburban Chicago stores. Ziad I. Zayed, also known as “Zee,” age 46, and Mosas I. Zayed, age […]

Chicago Resident Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Straw Purchasing Handguns in Chicago Suburbs

Thu Nov 4, 2021 02:15 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A male resident of Chicago has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for straw purchasing handguns in the Chicago suburbs. On four occasions in 2019 and 2020, Ismael Sene purchased a […]

Heather Mack, Released from Indonesian Prison, Arrested on Federal Charges for Allegedly Conspiring To Murder Her Mother in Indonesia

Wed Nov 3, 2021 05:38 pm Cardinal News

A Chicago woman who served more than seven years in an Indonesian prison for killing her mother at a luxury resort on the island of Bali has been indicted on murder conspiracy charges in the […]

Evanston Resident Accused of Insider Trading Pleads Guilty; Used Information from Husband to Purchase Shares of Company Before its Acquisition

Fri Oct 22, 2021 02:32 pm Cardinal News

Following an Insider Trading investigation, Denise Grevas, 60, of Evanston, pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud, admitting Thursday, October 21, 2021 that she used insider information obtained from her husband to purchase shares […]

Chicago Resident Convicted of Attempting To Provide Material Support to ISIS While Attending DePaul University

Thu Oct 21, 2021 02:28 pm Cardinal News

DePaul student Thomas Osadzinski is convicted after being charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) — accused of writing software bots to enable the propagation of […]

63rd Street and Martin Luther King Drive Google Street View (Image capture June 2019 ©2021)

Five Alleged Street Gang Members Charged With Federal Racketeering Offenses Including Murder of Chicago Rapper “FBG Duck”

Thu Oct 14, 2021 12:30 pm Cardinal News

Charges in the murder of Chicago rapper FBG duck have been filed against 5 alleged members of the O-Block gang (ABC 7 Chicago I-TEAM INVESTIGATES Chuck Goudie). YouTube Tips ⓘ CHICAGO — A federal indictment […]

Chicago Male Convicted, Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Dealing Shotguns and Other Firearms in Chicago

Wed Sep 1, 2021 11:03 am Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than six years in prison for unlawfully dealing shotguns and other firearms in Chicago. Paris Steele illegally sold five firearms in Chicago in 2016 […]

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