Northern District of Illinois
Trials of corrupt former governors of Illinois, Chicago officials who rigged city hiring, individuals who lied about their support and supported foreign terrorism, corporate executives who cheated public shareholders, and traditional organized crime bosses who were responsible for notorious murders are among the recent, successful prosecutions that distinguish the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois. While earning a reputation built over decades for battling organized crime and aggressively prosecuting public corruption, the federal prosecutor’s office in Chicago continues to uphold that tradition, even as its top priorities now also include antiterrorism, violent crime associated with narcotics and street gangs, health care fraud and cybercrime. In the civil arena, the USAO has collected hundreds of millions of dollars against insurance companies that discriminate against pregnant women and pharmacies that cheat Medicare. And extensive efforts are dedicated to providing assistance and restitution to victims of crime. Read more...
