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"Our Office will continue to vigorously prosecute corruption and hold officials accountable for violating the public trust," said U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros.

PARIS WALKER distributed cocaine to a confidential informant on multiple occasions.

JAMES HOWARD, 32, of Frankfort, Ill., and SHANTEL ROBINSON, 31, of Oak Lawn, Ill., are charged with drug conspiracy.

Four of the defendants are charged with distributing fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin.

SALVADOR GUERRERO-LOPEZ was previously deported from the U.S. after criminal convictions.

JESSICA BARRERA purchased five guns for her son, who could not legally purchase them himself.

CEDRIC CURTIS sold the firearms to a buyer who was surreptitiously cooperating with law enforcement.

"We applaud the victims’ strength to come forward and confront this defendant," said U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros.

FRANCISCO MARTINEZ committed the robbery while on court-supervised release following a prior bank robbery conviction.

DAVID R. LIRA was a senior attorney for the California personal injury law firm Girardi Keese.

"By investing PSN resources in our urban economic centers and the public transit system that feeds into them, we will help foster a downtown that is both safe and friendly to economic vitality for everyone," said U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros.

JORDAN ROMAN allegedly fraudulently obtained $500,000 from an investor in a Chicago suburb.