Federal Jury in Chicago Convicts U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer on Civil Rights Charges for Sexually Assaulting and Robbing Women
CHICAGO / Thursday, September 17, 2026 — A federal jury in Chicago today convicted a United States Customs and Border Protection officer on civil rights charges for sexually assaulting and robbing multiple women in the Chicago suburbs.
LUIS URIBE, who performed customs and immigration duties for CBP in the Chicago area, acted under color of law when he sexually assaulted and robbed two women in 2022. Uribe brandished a firearm in at least one of the assaults. He also robbed and attempted to sexually assault two other women. The robberies, sexual assaults, and attempted sexual assaults occurred in Schaumburg, Ill., and Naperville, Ill.
After a nearly two-week trial in federal court in Chicago, the jury today convicted Uribe, 45, of Pingree Grove, Ill., on all counts, specifically, ten counts of deprivation of civil rights under color of law and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. The convictions carry a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in federal prison and a maximum of life. U.S. District Judge Jorge L. Alonso set sentencing for Jan. 21, 2027.
The convictions were announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Ryan Whalen, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI, and Erin Silk, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Midwest Region of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan L. Shih and Richard Rothblatt.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois
