USA v. O'Brien et al

  1. October 02, 2024

    Convicted Judge Owes Feds Retirement Funds, 7th Circ. Says

    A former Illinois judge convicted of running a $1.4 million mortgage fraud scheme must cough up assets from her retirement accounts to cover her restitution obligations, the Seventh Circuit ruled Wednesday, agreeing with a Chicago district court that the government can access her retirement savings to satisfy that debt.

  2. May 26, 2023

    Convicted Ex-Judge Must Use Pension To Pay Restitution

    A former Chicago state judge who served a year in prison following a mortgage fraud conviction must fork over nearly $117,000 in judicial and state employee pension contributions to help satisfy her outstanding restitution obligation, an Illinois federal judge has ruled.

  3. February 26, 2019

    Accomplice In Ill. Judge Mortgage Fraud Case Gets 7 Months

    A former mortgage company employee who admitted to helping an Illinois state judge carry out a mortgage fraud scheme for two investment properties in Chicago was sentenced Tuesday to seven months in prison.

  4. December 20, 2018

    Ex-Judge Convicted Of Mortgage Fraud Gets 1 Year In Prison

    A former Illinois state court judge who was convicted in February of running a mortgage fraud scheme involving two Chicago investment properties was sentenced Thursday to one year and one day in prison.

  5. October 29, 2018

    Ill. Judge Behind Mortgage Fraud Deserves 2 Years, Feds Say

    Federal prosecutors told an Illinois federal judge Friday they are recommending a two-year prison sentence for a Cook County judge following her conviction for a seven-figure mortgage fraud scheme involving two investment properties on Chicago's South Side.

  6. September 04, 2018

    Convicted Ill. Judge Loses Bid For Acquittal, New Trial

    An Illinois federal judge Tuesday rejected Illinois state court Judge Jessica O'Brien's bid for either acquittal or a new trial after her conviction earlier this year in a $1.4 million mortgage fraud scheme.

  7. May 22, 2018

    Convicted Judge Says Mortgage Fraud Case On Shaky Ground

    An Illinois state judge convicted earlier this year in a $1.4 million mortgage fraud scheme appeared in court on Tuesday to reset the date of her sentencing while she argues that the government had not proved she intended to commit fraud.

  8. February 27, 2018

    Convicted Ill. Judge Asked Why She Deserves Law License

    Cook County Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien has until the first week of April to explain why she should not be suspended from the bar after being convicted of running a $1.4 million mortgage fraud scheme before she took the bench, the Illinois Supreme Court said Tuesday.

  9. February 15, 2018

    Illinois Judge Guilty Of $1.4M Mortgage Scheme, Jury Says

    Chicago circuit court Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien is guilty of running a $1.4 million mortgage fraud scheme before she took the bench, an Illinois federal jury said Thursday.

  10. February 14, 2018

    Judge Accused Of $1.4M Fraud Knew What To Say: Feds

    A Chicago circuit court judge had been an attorney and realtor for years when she allegedly orchestrated a $1.4 million mortgage fraud scheme involving two homes she owned, prosecutors told an Illinois federal jury Wednesday.