Chicago’s top federal prosecutor for public corruption has submitted his resignation effective March 14, a spokesman for the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois confirmed.
Assistant US Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu spearheaded multiple high-stakes public corruption prosecutions, most recently the blockbuster case against ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D).
Bhachu, who is chief of the office’s Public Corruption and Organized Crime Section, has been a federal prosecutor for more than two decades.
In a statement, Acting US Attorney Morris Pasqual said Bhachu “holds a rightful place on the list of distinguished Assistant United States Attorneys who have served ...
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