US Attorney Andrew Boutros would rather drop more charges than face a hearing himself.
#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago have moved to permanently dismiss charges against two defendants in a fraud case tied to Loretto Hospital in what appears to be a bid to avoid a hearing over prosecutorial misconduct before a grand jury:
Jon Seidel
“I’m not going to wait. I’m not waiting two weeks. No.”
Federal judge in Chicago sets June 17 hearing over alleged grand jury misconduct by prosecutor, with only one way out: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Cat Sharp
Allegations of improprieties before grand juries first surfaced in the now-tainted Broadview case. The former lead prosecutor in that case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg, also handled the ...