Chicago Man Acquitted of Murder-for-Hire Charge in Plot Allegedly Targeting Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino

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Original Load Date Jan. 25, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 25, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/22/chicago-man-acquitted-murder-hire-charge-plot-allegedly-targeting-border-patrol-chief

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A federal jury has acquitted a Chicago man accused of placing a bounty on the head of Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino as he spearheaded the Trump administration’s expanded immigration enforcement operations across the city and beyond last fall. A 12-person jury reached its verdict Thursday afternoo...