Alleged victims testify against federal agent accused of robbery and rapeProsecutors say a veteran U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent used his badge and his gun to burst into hotel rooms and rob and rape four women, mostly connected with the Chinese sex industry, in a series of brazen attacks in 2022.Chicago Tribune27d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticefederal agent trial
Mrvan asks FERC to investigate NIPSCO after prolonged outagesRep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, wrote a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asking for a review following the Aug. 11 derecho.Chicago Tribune27d agoWhole story →Planetnipsco power outage investigation
Contractor sentenced in fraud case for leaving asbestosA suburban contractor was sentenced Thursday to more than 6 1/2 years in federal prison for causing a potential "environmental disaster" by leaving large amounts of cancer-causing asbestos material during the 2023 demolition of a Waukegan medical campus in order to line his own pockets.Chicago Tribune27d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeasbestos fraud sentencing
Court briefs: Daughter of couple taken by ICE pleads guilty to obstructionSarai Carrillo, 25, signed a plea deal filed Aug. 25 in the U.S. District Court in Hammond to misdemeanor assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer.Chicago Tribune28d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentimmigration raid arrest
