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Grand Jury Indicts Dual Citizen High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member For Drug Trafficking Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin

Wed Feb 12, 2025 10:27 pm Cardinal News

Brett Rowland | The Center Square (The Center Square) – A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico on a drug conspiracy charge for allegedly making and […]

Former U.S. Postal Service Employee in Chicago Charged With Stealing Stimulus Checks From Mail in March 2021

Wed Apr 13, 2022 07:50 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A former U.S. Postal Service employee in Chicago has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly stealing government stimulus checks from the mail. Olivia L. Bryant, 33, of Chicago, is charged with three […]

Southern California Businessman Sentenced to 1 Year in Federal Prison for Illegally Brokering Sales of Embargoed Defense Articles From China

Thu Mar 31, 2022 04:05 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A Southern California businessman has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally brokering the sales of embargoed defense articles from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and filing a false […]

Chicago Brothers Charged in Labor Trafficking Conspiracy — Accused of Forcing Mexican Immigrants to Work in Brothers’ Construction Trade

Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:18 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — Two brothers from Chicago have been arrested on a labor trafficking charge for allegedly forcing undocumented Mexican immigrants to work in the construction trade. Agustin Arias Lopez, 30, and Juan Arias Lopez, 32, […]

Chicago Attorney Convicted on False Statement and Tax Offenses Regarding Funds Received From Failed Bank Washington Federal Bank for Savings

Tue Feb 15, 2022 06:52 am Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A federal jury today convicted a Chicago attorney on false statement and tax offenses in connection with funds he received from the failed Washington Federal Bank for Savings. Patrick D. Thompson, 52, of […]

Naperville Resident Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Committing Violence While Sex Trafficking Multiple Women

Fri Dec 17, 2021 03:08 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for violently sex trafficking multiple women over the course of a decade. From 2007 to 2016, Benjamin Biancofiori used false […]

Chicagoland pawn shop robbery suspect with gun with extended magazine and hundred dollar bills (SOURCE: U.S. Attorneys Northern District of Illinois)

2 Suspects Indicted After Robberies at Chicago-Area Jeweler, Title and Loan, and Pawn Shops

Thu Mar 4, 2021 08:23 am Cardinal News

Cash America, EZ Pawn, Helzberg Diamonds, Midwest Title & Loan Robberies in Chicagoland Federal Grand Jury Indicts 2 Suspects in Connection With Violent Robberies of a Chicago-Area Jewelry Store, a Title and Loan, and Pawn […]

Bloomingdale Township Highway Commissioner Charged in Kickback Scheme, Accused of Approving Fake Invoices

Sat Aug 29, 2020 06:48 pm Cardinal News

The Commissioner of the Bloomingdale Township Road District received kickbacks from the owner of an excavation company in exchange for approving hundreds of thousands of dollars in invoices for purported road work, most of which […]

U.S. Attorney John Lausch and Attorney General William P. Barr Provide Update on Operation Legend: 61 Charged in 49 Cases

Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:57 pm Cardinal News

John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today, Wednesday, August 19, 2020, joined Attorney General William P. Barr to announce an update on Operation Legend. Operation Legend is a […]

Male Offender of Aurora Arrested on Federal Civil Disorder Charge For Allegedly Throwing An Explosive Device at a Naperville Police Vehicle at Protest

Sat Jun 27, 2020 12:43 am Cardinal News

A male suspect and resident of Aurora was arrested Friday June 26, 2020 on a federal civil disorder charge for allegedly throwing an explosive or incendiary device at a Naperville Police Department vehicle during a […]

River Grove Resident Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl in the Chicago Area

Wed Dec 4, 2019 06:50 pm Cardinal News

A convicted male adult from River Grove was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in transporting fentanyl and other drugs to the United States from China and selling it on the […]

Ten Suspects Charged in Federal Investigation That Dismantled Texas-to-Chicago Drug distribution Pipeline

Fri Oct 4, 2019 10:29 pm Cardinal News

Federal law enforcement seized more than 14 kilograms of cocaine and 15 firearms as part of an investigation that dismantled a Texas-to-Chicago narcotics pipeline and resulted in charges against ten defendants. During the investigation, dubbed […]

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