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Chicago Tren de Aragua case secrecy violation
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FIRST ENTRY JUL 09
JUL 09 · Day 1
Judge finds Chicago US attorney violated secrecy order in Tren de Aragua case
McNally noted that photos were lifted from the under-seal complaint and displayed on a screen during the press conference.
Chicago's federal judges selected Boutros to continue the job on a more permanent basis later that summer.
Boutros traveled to Washington for a July 1 press conference to tout criminal charges against three alleged Tren de Aragua gang members.
“I would not have signed an order that permitted the full discretion of the entire law enforcement community to decide that, at this point, we think what we’re doing here should not be sealed,”
LAURA MCNALLY
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