According to the indictment, an FBI special agent contacted Mercado by phone the day before the event to discuss online threats connected to the planned attack. Prosecutors allege that Mercado denied any plans to travel to Washington to assist with the attack and declined to meet with investigators. #fbi #whitehouse #obstruction
The scheme caused Commonwealth Edison, Nicor Gas, and People's Gas to provide at least $8.5 million in unpaid utility services, according to prosecutors. #chicago #fbi #fraud
Chicago police arrested Anderson on Jan. 1 and turned him over to sheriff’s detectives. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved a murder charge later that day. #shooting #murder
Burgos pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal firearm charges. On Aug. 15, U.S. District Judge Steven C. Seeger sentenced him to 16 years and eight months in prison. #firearms
David W. Brown admitted in a plea agreement that he offered to arrange electricity and natural gas services for residential and commercial properties in the Chicago area in return for a fee. #fraud
The indictment charges Lee, 32, of Chicago, with two counts of carjacking, two counts of robbery, and four counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. #robbery
Al Safoo and other members of Khattab created and posted pro-ISIS videos, articles, essays, and infographics at the direction of, and in coordination with, ISIS. #isis
On June 5, Sheriff’s Police executed search warrants at the storefront and storage unit, where they recovered approximately $400,000 in fitness equipment, gloves, and other items. #theft
At approximately 7:00 a.m. on Monday, April 21, Sheriff’s Police responded to a call of a burglary in progress at the Illinois Cancer Specialists Center in unincorporated Maine Township. #burglary