U.S. Attorney's Office

Evanston woman charged with robbing Winnetka bank

December 11, 2015

An Evanston teenager was charged Wednesday with robbing a Winnetka bank last month and is suspected of robbing a different bank the previous week, an official from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Arden...

Lawsuit: Northwestern ‘refused to seriously address’ whistle-blower’s concerns

August 5, 2013

Northwestern ignored a whistle-blower's concerns that a cancer researcher was billing personal expenses and phony consulting fees to federal grants, according to a civil lawsuit unsealed last week. The...

Updated: Northwestern to pay nearly $3 million to settle cancer research fraud lawsuit

July 30, 2013

Northwestern has agreed to pay the United States nearly $3 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit involving a former researcher who allegedly misused federal grant money, the U.S. Attorney's Office...

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