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Chicago’s U.S. Attorney’s office is launching a sweeping audit of over a thousand grand jury presentations after misconduct in a high-profile activist case forced charges to be dropped. The probe, stretching back nearly two decades, investigates whether ethical violations—like secret prosecutor-juror meetings and blocking dissenting jurors—compromised other active cases. A leaked transcript revealed a juror calling the activist case “a crock of (expletive),” leading to their removal. This unprecedented review aims to restore public trust and ensure prosecutors uphold the highest standards of justice.

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