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U.S. Attorney for the
Northern District of Illinois John Lausch’s office released the
update Tuesday with information on several dozen felony
convictions and indictments.
In one example, the office said last month five alleged members
of the O-Block street gang were charged with committing murder
in aid of racketeering for allegedly killing Carlton Weekly, a
Chicago rapper also known as “FBG Duck,” in downtown Chicago in
August 2020.
The office provided
information about convictions of street gang leaders and members
on racketeering charges, including organizing murders and other
violent acts. Others were named for being sentenced for gun
trafficking.
“Straw purchasers and firearms traffickers enable violence,”
Lausch in the news release. “The cross-jurisdictional strike
force has increased collaboration with our federal, state, and
local law enforcement partners, and enhanced our longstanding
efforts to hold accountable individuals or groups who illegally
traffic firearms into Chicago.”
Also listed were people indicted for carjacking and other
violent crime.
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office works closely with federal, state,
and local law enforcement officers to prosecute violent crimes,
such as carjacking, that violate federal law,” Lausch said.
There were also convictions lists for drug trafficking and
illegal possession of firearms.
A complete list of the indictments can be found at the U.S.
Attorney’s website.
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