Chicago Crime

Chicago Street Gang Member Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison on Racketeering Conspiracy Charge

A member of a violent Chicago street gang has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for engaging in…

4 years ago

Woman Indicted for Allegedly Straw Purchasing Handguns in Chicago Suburb

A woman has been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly straw purchasing handguns in a Chicago suburb on behalf…

4 years ago

Federal Gun and Drug Charges Added to Indictment Accusing Suburban Chicago Man of Attempting to Support ISIS

A newly filed federal indictment adds firearm and drug charges against a suburban Chicago man accused of attempting to provide…

4 years ago

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS

A man from a north suburb of Chicago was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison for conspiring to…

4 years ago

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Men in Connection With Violent Robberies of Chicago-Area Retail Businesses

A federal grand jury has indicted two men for allegedly conspiring to violently rob several pawn shops, currency exchanges, and…

4 years ago

Chicago Man Charged in Federal Court With Inciting Rioting Last Summer

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been charged in federal court with inciting rioting involving multiple incidents of property damage…

4 years ago

Executive of Chicago Staffing Company Sentenced in Federal Court for Assisting Client With Hiring of Undocumented Workers

CHICAGO — A former executive vice president of a Chicago staffing company was sentenced today in federal court for assisting…

4 years ago

Two Federal Defendants Indicted on Charges Related to Attempted Escape from Sangamon County Jail

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Two federal defendants who were housed at the Sangamon County Jail, in Springfield, Ill., while in the…

4 years ago

Federal Indictment Charges Department of Veterans Affairs Procurement Supervisor With Pocketing Kickbacks

CHICAGO — A procurement supervisor at the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chicago pocketed kickbacks from the president…

4 years ago

Springfield Woman Indicted on Charges of Fraud Related to Small Business Administration COVID-19 Disaster Loan Program

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A grand jury today returned an indictment that charges a Springfield, Ill., woman, Amber L. Bolen, 41,…

4 years ago

Rockford Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Cocaine and Illegally Possessing Firearm

ROCKFORD — A Rockford man was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge John Z. Lee to nine years in federal…

4 years ago

Suburban Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Conducting Illegal Sports Gambling Business

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man pleaded guilty in federal court today to conducting an illegal sports gambling business and…

4 years ago

Child Sex Crimes Lands 36-year old 90 Years in Prison

36-year-old Gary L. Boyle of Decatur, Illinois has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge James…

4 years ago

Man Escapes from Federal Custody Again; Gets Additional Prison Time

32-year-old Ray Allen Flener of Marion, Illinois has earned himself 18 months in federal prison for escaping from custody. In…

4 years ago

Former Metro East Elementary School Principal to Serve Prison Sentencing for Embezzlement

Former Principal of St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Smithton, Illinois Roy Joseph Monti was sentenced last week to…

4 years ago

Former City of Rochelle Employee Charged with Wire Fraud

A former employee of the City of Rochelle is facing the law as he is today charged with fraudulently obtaining…

4 years ago

Federal court sentences Alton man to 87 months over firearm possession charges

Matthew L. Richardson, a 32-year-old Alton man, has been sentenced to more than 7 years in federal prison. He was…

4 years ago

Chicago convicted felon sentenced to 11 years in prison for gun possession charges

Ramone Shaffers, a convicted felon from Chicago, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison. He was proven guilty…

4 years ago

IT Consulting Firm CFO Charged with Embezzlement

A former Chief Financial Officer of a suburban IT consulting firm is charged with federal fraud charges. He is alleged…

4 years ago

Man Charged for Allegedly Setting a Retail Business on Fire

On Thursday, a Rockford man was arrested on a federal arson charge for allegedly setting fire to a local retail…

4 years ago

District Judge sentences former university high school teacher to 10 years for child pornography

Douglas O. Mynatt, a former Urbana’s University High School teacher, has been sentenced by US District Judge James E. Shadid…

4 years ago

“Pump and Dump” Stock Fraud Scheme Indictment

A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a former executive of a Silicon Valley video streaming service. He is…

4 years ago

Child Pornography Charges for Rockford Man

A federal grand jury has indicted a Rockford man on Tuesday on charges of producing child pornography and committing felony…

4 years ago

Elk Grove Village man sentenced to 16 years in prison for attempted murder

Cameron Ruebusch, a 25-year-old Elk Grove Village man, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for trying to…

4 years ago

Germany: Crackdown against world’s largest fake online market

German Police has arrested the runner of the largest fake online market network. According to AFP, German prosecutors said that…

4 years ago

Des Plaines man pleads guilty to money laundering from telemarketing scheme

Hirenkumar P. Chaudhari, a 27-year-old Des Plaines man, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering in federal court. He…

4 years ago

Chicago Heights man arrested for transmitting violence threat related to presidential inauguration

Louis Capriotti, a 45-year-old Chicago Heights man, has been arrested on a federal criminal charge of transmitting a threat in…

4 years ago

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