His father, a Chicago cop, went off to jail many years ago. Now son John Ambrose is headed there. A sad legacy.
BY NATASHA KORECKI
Chicago Sun-Times
CHICAGO — Deputy U.S. Marshal John Ambrose was convicted today (Tuesday) on charges that he leaked secret government information that made its way to the mob.
A federal jury found Ambrose guilty of one count of theft of information and one count of illegal disclosure of information but found him innocent on two counts of lying to federal agents.
Ambrose wiped away tears after the verdict and embraced his wife.
Ambrose, 42, is a decorated deputy marshal who has hunted down national and international fugitives. He was the second highest ranking member of a regional fugitive task force. The verdict delivers Ambrose a similar fate of that of his father, who was convicted in the 1980s with police corruption in a case known as the Marquette 10. The elder Ambrose died in prison.
Both Ambrose and his father had the same judge.
