Ellis finds agents lied under oath and made "widespread misrepresentations"

Date

Nov 21, 2025

Kind

Court order

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

chicago.suntimes.com ↗

Court or forum

N.D. Ill., Judge Sara Ellis

What happened

In a 233-page opinion Ellis found the government's evidence "difficult, if not impossible, to believe," found Bovino "not credible" and at points "outright lying," and found agents used ChatGPT to draft use-of-force reports contradicted by body-camera footage.

Publisher

Chicago Sun-Times