Chicago police failed to identify cop whose guns were found during FBI raid of felon’s home
<p>Did a Chicago cop hand over two guns to a now-convicted extortionist and then lie to the police department about what happened to them?</p><p>That explosive question arose in federal court filings in the case of Jawad Fakroune, a politically connected Chicago businessman who was convicted in June and is <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/06/30/jawad-fakroune-federal-prosecutors-fbi-pritzker" target="_blank" >now serving a six-year prison sentence</a> for threatening a restaurant owner over a $1.5 million debt.</p><p>But the officer's identity still remains a mystery.</p><p>The Chicago Police Department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs opened an investigation into the matter but came up empty, according to records released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. The Chicago Sun-Times was unable to independently identify the cop.</p><p>The gun mystery emerged in June 2025 as federal prosecutors fought to keep Fakroune locked up while he was awaiting trial.
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<p>Did a Chicago cop hand over two guns to a now-convicted extortionist and then lie to the police department about what happened to them?</p><p>That explosive question arose in federal court filings in the case of Jawad Fakroune, a politically connected Chicago businessman who was convicted in June and is <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/06/30/jawad-fakroune-federal-prosecutors-fbi-pritzker" target="_blank" >now serving a six-year prison sentence</a> for threatening a restaurant owner over a $1.5 million debt.</p><p>But the officer's identity still remains a mystery.</p><p>The Chicago Police Department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs opened an investigation into the matter but came up empty, according to records released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. The Chicago Sun-Times was unable to independently identify the cop.</p><p>The gun mystery emerged in June 2025 as federal prosecutors fought to keep Fakroune locked up while he was awaiting trial. They argued that he posed a danger to the public.</p><p>Fakroune had gone on the run after being charged in late 2024 with extortion.</p><p>When FBI agents raided his New York apartment, they found two Glock handguns. He later was arrested at a home in northwest Indiana.</p><p>Fakroune's case attracted attention because of his relationships with <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/20/extortion-chicago-pritzker-fbi-restaurants-phil-stefani-jawad-fakroune" target="_blank" >political and business figures</a> including <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/04/11/lisa-duarte-jawad-fakroune-jbpritzker-jb-pritzker-rahm-emanual-lobbying" >Lisa Duarte,</a> a former top aide to Gov.
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- <p>Did a Chicago cop hand over two guns to a now-convicted extortionist and then lie to the police department about what happened to them?</p><p>That explosive question arose in federal court filings in the case of Jawad Fakroune, a politically connected Chicago businessman who was convicted in June and is <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/06/30/jawad-fakroune-federal-prosecutors-fbi-pritzker" target="_blank" >now serving a six-year prison sentence</a> for threatening a restaurant owner over a $1.5 million debt.</p><p>But the officer's identity still remains a mystery.</p><p>The Chicago Police Department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs opened an investigation into the matter but came up empty, according to records released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. The Chicago Sun-Times was unable to independently identify the cop.</p><p>The gun mystery emerged in June 2025 as federal prosecutors fought to keep Fakroune locked up while he was awaiting trial.
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