The open letter that former U.S. Attorney Zach Fardon released after he resigned at the request of the Donald Trump Administration: Open Letter from Zachary Fardon, March 13, 2017 Today I submitted my resignation, effective immediately, as United States Attorney … Continue reading
A press from U.S. Attorney’s Office: REMARKS BY ZACHARY T. FARDON, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY AT TODAY’S NEWS CONFERENCE ON INVESTIGATION OF CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT Thank you, Vanita. I am grateful … Continue reading
Take a look at this story in the Chicago Tribune about indictements in Indiana. The U.S. Attorney over there is after corruption. Wishing the U.S. Attorney in Illinois was concentrating on more of Illinois’ corrupt politicians. Incidentially, the Sheriff is … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Former City of Chicago Transportation Official Convicted of Corruption in Awarding of Red-light Camera Contracts CHICAGO — The former assistant transportation commissioner for the city of Chicago was convicted today on federal … Continue reading
The justifiable uproar about the shooting sixteen times of a black Chicago teen by a Chicago Policeman and the suppression of the video until well after Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s election has sucked pretty much all the air out of other … Continue reading
When Zachary Fardon became U.S. Attorney in October of 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel urged him to concentrate on gun crime. The Chicago Sun-Times did, too. It put fighting political corruption fifth on a list of five priorities. From the fact … Continue reading
Yesterday I had the audacity to suggest that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel may have been trying to divert resources in the U.S. Attorney’s Office away from political corruption. Why else would he emphasize that newly-sworn in U.S. Attorney Zach Fardon … Continue reading
[I got my timeline mixed up when I said that Rahm Emmanuel had a role as President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff in assigning Patrick Fitzgerald the prosecution of Scooter Libby. [I have moved the incorrect assertion to the bottom … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER ELGIN MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR GUN AND DRUG CRIMES CHICAGO — A former Elgin man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted … Continue reading
Zachary Fardon, one of whose claims to fame was his prosecution and conviction of former Governor George Ryan, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to replace Patrick Fitzgerald as U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois. He is … Continue reading
