CHICAGO (CBS) — A former Illinois Department of Agriculture inspector will serve federal jail time, after being convicted of lying under oath about groping several women during the course of their state-mandated inspections.
Jose Guillen was charged after CBS 2 first broke the story about the groping allegations back in 2021.
On Wednesday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Guillen was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for lying about groping at least five female business owners during their state inspections. While probation was an option, U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow said Wednesday that she went with jail time because Guillen used his position of power to fondle these women.
Guillen snuck out through the back door of the courthouse without comment after the sentencing Wednesday. It was a day six years in the making for doggie daycare owner Leah Bindig.
CBS 2 first uncovered Bindig’s story in 2021. Guillen was caught on camera groping Leah Bindig during an inspection at Aeslin Pup Hub , her doggy daycare, boarding, and grooming business in 2019.