Jury convicts man who posed as drug lord’s son in beating, extortion of Chicago restaurateur

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 27, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 27, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/jury-deliberating-case-of-man-who-posted-as-drug-lords-son/

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No one denies Jawad Fakroune pretended to be the son of a Colombian drug lord, or lied about connections to the Chicago mob, or that he went “bonkers” and threatened to castrate and kill a Chicago restaurateur and his family in a 2024 tirade caught on camera. The question presented at Fakroune’s tr...