Jon Seidel
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Federal Courts Reporter, @Suntimes; Author, “Second City Sinners”: https://t.co/0MTjYAghcY; Signal: jseidel.37
JUST IN: U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros says any claim that his office opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll is "categorically false."
Confirming @CNN: The Justice Department earlier this year referred an investigation into E. Jean Carroll to federal prosecutors in Chicago, a source tells the @Suntimes. That investigation is active, the source said. w/ @_ViMiller: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/05/2…
Confirming @CNN: The Justice Department earlier this year referred an investigation into E. Jean Carroll to federal prosecutors in Chicago, a source tells the @Suntimes. That investigation is active, the source said. w/ @_ViMiller: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/05/2…
The conduct of US Attorney Andrew Boutros in the Broadview Six case has raised serious concerns about the integrity of the office he leads. Prosecutorial credibility is based on public trust — and Boutros has shattered that trust. He should resign.
NEW: Lawyers for Don Lemon give prominent mention to Chicago's "Broadview Six" as they argue that "the past 15 months have seen an unprecedented and growing distrust in the Justice Department's use of the grand jury process." Some excerpts:
Damage from the “Broadview Six” case began to spread Tuesday, with defense attorneys in the case against an ex-Loretto Hospital exec and others claiming that misconduct allegations against a Broadview prosecutor were known for months. From @Suntimes: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/20…
NEW: Chicago's U.S. Attorney says he's reviewing other cases that might have been tainted like the 'Broadview Six.' Such a review could include fraud cases tied to Loretto hospital. From @Suntimes: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/05/…
Grand jurors in tainted 'Broadview 6' case had contact with Chicago's top federal prosecutor, defense says From @Suntimes: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/05/26/bro…
Judge April Perry tells all the lawyers to "put your heads together and see how many redactions you agree to."
