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CBP Officer Indicted in Alleged 2022 Sexual Assaults and Robberies in Chicago Suburbs

Prosecutors seek to hold him before a Dec. 15 detention hearing following his not-guilty plea.

Overview

  • A federal grand jury charged Luis Uribe, 44, with ten counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of brandishing a firearm.
  • Prosecutors allege he sexually assaulted and robbed two women and robbed and attempted to assault two others in Schaumburg and Naperville in 2022.
  • Officials say a firearm was brandished during at least one of the alleged assaults.
  • Uribe, who performed customs and immigration duties for CBP in the Chicago area and was authorized to carry a gun and make arrests, was arrested and arraigned Tuesday in Chicago federal court.
  • If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum of seven years and up to life in prison; authorities asked anyone with information to call 312-239-7423.