US EditionChicago’s US Attorney Andrew Boutros defends handling of Operation Midway Blitz after a year on the job
Boutros says the office brought 32 criminal cases from the 64-day blitz and has not secured a conviction, while shifting back to violent crime and fraud.
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After rocky first year, Chicago’s top federal prosecutor says he isn’t taking orders from Washington – Chicago Sun-Times
There are “some very serious cases” still coming out of Midway Blitz, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros warned. “You can’t commit a serious crime in this district and think that that’s OK,” he said. “There will be consequences.”
Chicago’s US Attorney Andrew Boutros defends handling of Operation Midway Blitz after a year on the job
One year into his tenure as Chicago's top federal law enforcement officer, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros is defending his handling of Operation Midway Blitz cases.
After rocky first year, Chicago’s top federal prosecutor says he isn’t taking orders from Washington
When Chicago’s top federal prosecutor is asked if his office takes marching orders from Washington, he doesn’t mince words.“You should write this down,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros recently told a Chicago Sun-Times reporter.“[There is] not a single case, ok, involving politics in our decision making. Full stop. Period. Zero,” Boutros said. “And anyone who says otherwise is misstating reality. And anyone who says otherwise is an armchair expert …
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