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CBP Officer Indicted on Civil-Rights Counts in Alleged Hotel Attacks in Chicago Suburbs

Prosecutors seek to jail him pending trial as a danger to the community.

Overview

  • A federal grand jury unsealed a 12-count indictment charging Luis Uribe, 44, with 10 deprivation-of-rights counts and one firearm-brandishing count, carrying a possible seven-year mandatory minimum and up to life if convicted.
  • Prosecutors allege four victims were targeted at hotels in Schaumburg and Naperville between February and October 2022, with two sexual assaults and two attempted sexual assaults coupled with robberies.
  • Uribe was arrested on Dec. 9, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, and is being held pending a Dec. 15 detention hearing in Chicago federal court.
  • Charging documents say Uribe misused his badge, credentials, and authority as a CBP officer and brandished a gun in at least one incident.
  • A detention memo describes evidence including DNA recovered from bedding and digital travel and search records, and DOJ has asked potential victims or witnesses to call a secure hotline at 312-239-7423 that operates in English and Chinese.