Category: Illinois – Northern District
Five Defendants Charged in Conspiracy To Launder Illicit Drug Proceeds | USAO-NDIL
CHICAGO — An indictment unsealed today in federal court charges five defendants with conspiring to launder illicit drug proceeds in Chicago for more than a decade. Charged in the money…
Man Pleads Guilty to Using Explosive Device in Attempt To Damage Suburban Chicago Restaurant | USAO-NDIL
CHICAGO — A man has pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge for using an explosive device in an attempt to damage a suburban Chicago restaurant last year. On June…
Chicago Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Assaulting Women He Met Online | USAO-NDIL
CHICAGO — A Chicago man was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and assaulting three women he met online. KEITH DEWITT DAVIS, 31, assaulted the women…
17 Defendants Charged in Drug Trafficking Probe Targeting Heroin and Cocaine Sales in Chicago | USAO-NDIL
CHICAGO — A joint federal and local drug trafficking investigation has resulted in federal charges against 17 individuals for distributing or attempting to distribute heroin and cocaine in Chicago. During…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies To Combat Violent Crime in Chicago | USAO-NDIL
CHICAGO — John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today provided an update on federal prosecutions and strategies to combat violent crime in Chicago…
Rockford Man Charged in Federal Court With Robbing Two Banks in Past Two Months | USAO-NDIL
ROCKFORD — A superseding indictment returned Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Rockford adds an additional charge of bank robbery against DEMONTRION DESHAN PHILLIPS, 27, of Rockford. Phillips was…
Six Former Railroad Employees Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Federal Disability Benefits | USAO-NDIL
CHICAGO – Six former railroad employees have been indicted on criminal charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining federal disability benefits. The indictments accuse the defendants of working other jobs while providing…
Former Chief of Staff to Illinois Speaker of the House Indicted for Allegedly Lying Under Oath to Federal Grand Jury | USAO-NDIL
CHICAGO — The former Chief of Staff to the Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives was indicted today for allegedly providing false material declarations under oath to a federal…
Federal Indictment Charges 22 Individuals With Purchasing and Using Payment Cards Stolen From National Retail Chain | USAO-NDIL
CHICAGO — Twenty-two individuals have been indicted on fraud and identity theft charges for allegedly purchasing and using credit, debit, and gift cards that were stolen in a cyber attack…
Alleged Chicago Carjacker Arrested on Federal Charge | USAO-NDIL
CHICAGO — A man has been arrested and charged in federal court with carjacking after he allegedly took a vehicle at gunpoint near Garfield Park in Chicago late last week….
