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Long-awaited ‘Broadview Six’ hearing could spark further scandal for US attorney’s office (opens the original)
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Four months after the implosion of the “Broadview Six” case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters, a federal judge on Thursday is finally scheduled to hear arguments that could spark further scandal for a U.S. attorney’s office beset by allegations of vindictive prosecution and grand jury misconduct. U.S. District Judge April Perry called for the 1 p.m. hearing after months of back-and-forth legal briefs over whether an inquiry is warranted into how the case was handled, which could lead to
‘Goonie’ gang leader gets life in federal prison for spate of murders, shootings that terrorized Englewood (opens the original)
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Romeo Blackman was a third grader in Chicago’s violence-torn Englewood neighborhood when he participated in a “If I Were President for a Day” project describing what he would change if he had the power. “I would stop the violence. I would make the police collect all the guns, so no one gets hurt,” the then-9-year-old Blackman wrote, according to his attorneys. “I would give money to the poor, with a new house and car. My family would always have a place to live. This is what I would do if I were
Chicago woman who hid mom’s body in garage freezer charged with Social Security fraud (opens the original)
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A Chicago woman who left her dead mother’s body in a freezer for nearly two years has been charged in U.S. District Court with using her mom’s stolen identity to collect tens of thousands of dollars in Social Security checks and food program benefits. Eva Bratcher, 72, was charged in an indictment initially filed under seal last month with two fraud counts related to the theft of more than $20,000 in benefits intended for her elderly mother, who died in 2021. The indictment was announced by the
‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor pens fiery resignation letter saying US attorney pushed for felony charges (opens the original)
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The now-retired prosecutor at the center of the “Broadview Six” scandal penned a fiery resignation letter to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros this week saying he “personally directed” her to seek felony charges rather than misdemeanors and then “publicly vilified” her in court by blaming her for the way the case melted down. The three-page letter written by Sheri Mecklenburg, obtained Friday by the Tribune, accused Boutros’ office of placing her on leave and keeping her in the dark about its respons
Daywatch: Prosecutor at center of ‘Broadview Six’ scandal retires (opens the original)
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Attorneys for the prosecutor at the center of the “Broadview Six” scandal said yesterday that U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros personally instructed her to get an expedited transcript of grand jury proceedings after she failed to get an indictment in the controversial case — a transcript that Boutros says he is “quite certain” he didn’t read for nearly six months. The motion to intervene also revealed the 20-year veteran prosecutor, Sheri Mecklenburg, who allegedly committed a series of missteps in
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