The plaintiff, Kelley Altom further asserts that the officers “essentially ran a robbery ring which entailed illegally entering persons' homes; conducting illegal searches of homes, vehicles, and persons; false arrests; stealing narcotics and money; and engaging in physical abuse, intimidation and threats in order to extort narcotics and money as well as cover up the officers' own illegal conduct."
On January 16, federal agents arrested defendants Matthew Hudak and Terrance O’Brien and accomplice John Cichy for stealing and reselling illegal narcotics obtained during arrests. A Chicago Tribune report says the DEA used an informant to catch the Schamburg officers in the act.
