A former Chicago-area police officer has been convicted on charges related to the extortion of drivers during traffic stops.
Antoine Larry, 49, formerly of the Phoenix, Illinois, Police Department, was convicted on January 16, 2026, on federal corruption charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
Following a two-week trial, Larry was convicted by a jury in the U.S. District Court in Chicago on all four counts he faced, including conspiracy, extortion, and attempted extortion…