UPDATE: Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman agreed today to permanently dismiss the charges against these two fraud defendants, per @sophiesherry.bsky.social.
But she repeatedly asked, “where is Mr. Boutros?”
(He wasn’t there.)
Jon Seidel
One day after a judge threatened to hold a hearing that could have put Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros on the stand, his office moved to avoid it by permanently dropping charges against two defendants in a massive fraud case.
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
chicago.suntimes.com
The feds are not dropping charges against former Loretto Hospital chief financial officer Anosh Ahmed, who has been held in Serbia and is fighting extradition. Rather, they moved Thursday to drop char...
