Category: Chicago Grime

James McNamara of Illinois has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Three former board members of the failed Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago have pleaded guilty in court to conspiring to falsify bank records.

A federal drug trafficking investigation has resulted in charges against a dozen individuals for allegedly trafficking fentanyl-laced heroin in Chicago.

Two men from Florida and Illinois were arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Xzavior Smith of Roscoe, Illinois, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl and possessing a firearm.

A member of a violent Chicago street gang has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for participating in a criminal organization that murdered rivals.

A suburban Chicago doctor and his surgical center will pay more than $750,000 to the U.S. to settle a civil lawsuit accusing them of submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare.

Eliza Diaconescu, a suburban Chicago physician, has been sentenced to a federal prison term for prescribing opioids to patients without a medical examination.

A resident of the United Arab Emirates who orchestrated an $8 million cyber fraud scheme targeting several United States-based companies has been sentenced.

Kevin James Lyons was sentenced on multiple felony and misdemeanor convictions for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.