Feds Fail To Convict Chicago Illegal Who Allegedly Put $10K Bounty On Border Chief’s Head

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Feds Fail To Convict Chicago Illegal Who Allegedly Put $10K Bounty On Border Chief’s Head

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

A federal jury found an alleged gangbanger not guilty of placing a high-priced bounty on one of the biggest faces of the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown. Juan Espinoza Martinez, a Mexican national…

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