The Brief
- A man has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for threatening and assaulting a Chicago restaurateur over a $405,000 loan.
- Prosecutors said Jawad Fakroune attacked the restaurateur while demanding repayment and threatened his life and his family.
- A federal jury convicted Fakroune on two extortion charges earlier this year.
CHICAGO – A man convicted of threatening and assaulting a Chicago restaurateur while trying to collect a loan has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison.
Federal prison sentence
What we know:
Federal prosecutors said Jawad Fakroune loaned approximately $405,000 to the restaurateur to help develop and open a new restaurant in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood and to cover certain tax obligations.
According to prosecutors, Fakroune began threatening the restaurateur in November 2024 over repayment of the loan. On the evening of Nov. 25, 2024, he confronted the victim and demanded money while threatening the restaurateur and his family.…