Chicago officer sentenced to 7-plus years for bogus raids

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police sergeant convicted of using bogus search warrants to raid homes and steal cash and drugs has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison. Xavier Elizondo was sentenced Friday. The Chicago Tribune reports that prosecutors had sought a 10-year sentence. They noted that the Cook County state’s attorney’s office in Chicago dismissed 37 criminal cases that were tainted by the involvement of Elizondo and another convicted officer.