Judge Says US Attorney Andrew Boutros Violated Her Order in Tren De Aragua Case, but Issues No Sanctions

Federal Judge Finds US Attorney Andrew Boutros Committed ‘Clear Violation’ of Court Order in Gang Case

<span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Federal Judge Finds US Attorney Andrew Boutros Committed ‘Clear Violation’ of Court Order in Gang Case</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Matt Masterson</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-07-09T13:11:27-05:00" title="Thursday, Ju…

Judge says US Attorney Andrew Boutros violated her order in Tren de Aragua case, but issues no sanctions

CHICAGO — A contrite U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros told a federal magistrate judge Thursday he was confident that a murder and kidnapping case involving the Tren de Aragua gang would have been unsealed by the time he appeared for a…

Chicago's embattled U.S. attorney again in hot seat for violating court order in Tren de Aragua case

Embattled U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros was again forced to explain a big mistake in court on Thursday and was admonished by a federal judge.

Embattled US Attorney Andrew Boutros under fire again, this time as judge says he violated order sealing gang case

A contrite U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros told a federal magistrate judge Thursday he was confident that a murder and kidnapping case involving the Tren de Aragua gang would have been unsealed by the time he appeared for a news conference last with his bosses in Washington, D.C.

Judge finds Chicago’s embattled U.S. attorney violated secrecy order in Tren de Aragua case

When the hearing began, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laura McNally told Chicago’s top federal prosecutor, “I would appreciate if you’d come up.”More than a week earlier, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros had traveled to Washington for a July 1 press conference to tout criminal charges against three alleged Tren de Aragua gang members, along with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel.But Thursday, Boutros found himself being summon…