Despite a tearful plea for mercy, proclaiming she's "no monster," former Ald. Arenda Troutman was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison on mail fraud and tax fraud charges that were part of a ...

Former Ald. Arenda Troutman was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for mail and tax fraud. Troutman admitted that for several years she had solicited cash from developers to back their ...

An emotional Arenda Troutman asked the judge for leniency so she could remain with her three young sons and care for her sick mother. While the judge had the discretion to give Troutman above or ...

But he died in office, and his successor Arenda Troutman got a four-year prison sentence in 2009 for shaking down developers, despite tearfully insisting, “I am not a criminal ,and I never ...

Ald. Arenda Troutman (20th) said Monday that she believes the federal government is trying to dirty her reputation by suggesting the white powder seized from her home and office was an illegal ...

CHICAGO — A federal jury on Friday convicted a one-time aide to former Chicago Ald. Arenda Troutman of mail fraud and making false statements to the FBI but acquitted him on two counts of bribery.

Former Alderwoman Arenda Troutman acknowledged yesterday that she had accepted money for helping real-estate developers in her ward on the city's South Side. She pleaded guilty to mail-fraud and ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- When FBI officials arrested Alderman Arenda Troutman this week, they alleged that she took $5,000 from a fictitious developer in exchange for helping him move forward on a project ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Alderman Arenda Troutman is facing a federal bribery charge, but her attorney says her challengers in next month's city election are the ones who should be scared. "Bring your A ...

The envelope addressed to Arenda Troutman -- with a return address to the Chicago Police Department -- was seized last week during a raid of the homes of Black Disciples street gang members ...

It's been a bad week for Alderwoman Arenda Troutman, 20th Ward, who has been fighting allegations that she has friendships with members of the Black Disciples street gang. Troutman held a press ...