Date: 11-22-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Jacob Balabuszko

Case Number: 3:21-CR-50056

Judge: Iain D. Johnston

Court: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Cook County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The States United Attorney’s Office in Chicago

Defendant's Attorney:

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Description:

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Threatening Law Enforcement and Illegally Possessing Firearms
Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Threatening Law Enforcement and Illegally Possessing Firearms

JACOB BALABUSZKO, 28, admitted in a plea agreement that after an FBI Task Force Officer and an FBI Special Agent interviewed him in 2020 and 2021 as part of an official investigation, he threatened, “Next time you two come to my house unannounced, I’m going to shoot you on sight, that is a threat.” Balabuszko made additional threats in a Signal chat group, inciting others in the group to kill law enforcement officers and collect their badges, shoot out their tires, and burn down their homes. Balabuszko admitted in the plea agreement that he had the capacity to carry out these threats by illegally possessing firearms, ammunition, and body armor in his home.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 41 months in federal prison.

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