Douglas DePodesta, the former head of the FBI field office in Chicago, filed a lawsuit on November 2, 2026, alleging that U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros forced him into retirement and used him as a scapegoat for the mishandled prosecution of the Broadview Six.
The lawsuit seeks to expose what DePodesta describes as misconduct by Boutros and the U.S. Attorney's Office. The Broadview Six case, involving six defendants, has drawn criticism for being a botched prosecution, prompting the former FBI chief to take legal action.