Suburban Chicago officer sentenced for extortion

Published August 5, 2014 9:38am ET



CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for extorting more than $48,000 from targets of investigations into illegal cigarette sales.

Jimmy J. Rodgers was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to extortion in May. The 44-year-old was a 14-year veteran of the Lyons Police Department and was assigned to a Food and Drug Administration task force.

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