United States v. Troutman

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RUBEN CASTILLO, District Judge.

This case stems from alleged illegal activities conducted by Defendant Arenda Troutman (“Troutman”) during her terms as alderman for the City of Chicago’s 20th Ward from 1992 until May 2007. The government charges that Troutman did not conduct her illegal activities alone, but enlisted her co-Defendants Steven Boone (“Boone”) and Vincent Gilbert (“Gilbert”) to assist her. Gilbert filed a motion to sever his trial from the other two defendants on the grounds that he was improperly joined under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 8(b),…