A former Cook County sheriff’s deputy is facing charges of being involved in trafficking cocaine from Mexico to Illinois, according to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office.
Juan Carmona, 46, of Burr Ridge, was charged with calculated criminal drug conspiracy, criminal drug conspiracy, controlled substance trafficking, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and possession of a controlled substance, according to the attorney general’s office. He faces up to 120 years in prison if convicted.
Carmona’s case is pending in Will County Circuit Court, and his bond was set at $1 million, according to the attorney general’s office. His next court date is scheduled for Dec. 10.
Homeland Security Investigations discovered Carmona’s alleged involvement in the trafficking operation in 2019, according to the attorney general’s office. In July 2019, Homeland Security agents found more than 16 kilograms of cocaine in two residences owned by Carmona.
Carmona was hired in 2001 as a corrections officer at the sheriff’s office, according to sheriff’s office spokeswoman Shereen Mohammad. He became a police officer in 2005 and left the office in 2014. Sheriff’s office spokesman Matt Walberg said Carmona left the office on his own.
pfry@chicagotribune.com
Twitter @paigexfry
Southeast Side protesters threaten to camp out in front of Arwady’s house unless she denies scrap shredder permit
12m
Second brother who alleges he helped Jussie Smollett stage a phony hate crime against himself takes witness stand at actor’s trial
25m
Entertainment Chicago’s Art Institute fired its volunteer docents and caused a furor heard nationwide. The fight is really about the future of museums.
6:00 AM
Criminal Justice Second brother who alleges he helped Jussie Smollett stage a phony hate crime against himself takes witness stand at actor’s trial
25m
Lifestyles #MeToo: A timeline of events
Feb 4, 2021