US Attorney's Office
Coverage of US Attorney's Office in the Nexus archive.
- Feds dramatically drop charges against Illinois anti-ICE activists – including ex-congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh – amid grand jury misconduct claims
US Attorney Andrew Boutros dropped charges against Illinois anti-ICE activists, including ex-congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, citing grand jury misconduct. US District Judge April Perry expressed shock at the government's actions during a closed-door hearing. The charges were dismissed with prejudice.
- Missouri man charged for posting bomb-making tutorials that aided New Orleans attack
Jordan Derrick, a 40-year-old Missouri man, has been charged with publishing online tutorials on how to manufacture explosives that aided a deadly attack in New Orleans' French Quarter. The charges include engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license and unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device. Derrick's actions allegedly helped the terrorist who carried out the attack on New Year's Day 2025.