U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting and Robbing Women

CHICAGO — A United States Customs and Border Protection officer has been indicted on federal civil rights charges for allegedly sexually assaulting and robbing multiple women in the Chicago suburbs.

An indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Chicago charges LUIS URIBE, 44, of Pingree Grove, Ill., with ten counts of deprivation of civil rights under color of law and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.  Uribe was arrested this morning.  He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment this afternoon in federal court.  U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri L. Holleb Hotaling scheduled a detention hearing for Dec. 15, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.

The indictment was announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Douglas S. DePodesta, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI, and Erin Silk, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Midwest Region of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General.  The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan L. Shih.

Uribe performed both customs and immigration duties for CBP in the Chicago area.  As a CBP officer, Uribe had the authority to carry a firearm and make arrests for felony and other relevant offenses.  The indictment accuses Uribe of acting under color of law when he sexually assaulted and robbed two women.  Uribe allegedly brandished a firearm in at least one of the sexual assaults.  

He also robbed and attempted to sexually assault two other women, the indictment states.

The robberies, sexual assaults, and attempted sexual assaults occurred in 2022 in Schaumburg, Ill., and Naperville, Ill., the indictment states.

If convicted of the charges in the indictment, Uribe faces a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in federal prison and a maximum of life. If convicted, the Court must impose a reasonable sentence under federal statutes and the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.  The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt.  The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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