A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer is facing federal charges for allegedly sexually assaulting and robbing four women while on the job at two different suburban hotels.
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Prosecutors say all of the victims were of Chinese descent, and all the incidents occurred at hotels in Schaumburg and Naperville between February and October of 2022.
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Luis Uribe, 44, worked as an armed CBP officer and immigration officer at the time of each incident and was assigned to the O'Hare Airport.
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According to the indictment, on six separate occasions throughout 2022, Uribe allegedly forced his way into a hotel room where the victims were staying, and either robbed or attempted to sexually assault the victims, or both.
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Court documents said that Uribe used his service weapon, his credentials, and the power of his position to force each victim to perform sex acts or to give him money.
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Timeline of events outlined in the indictment
Prosecutors said the first incident happened between Feb. 5 and 23, 2022, when the first victim traveled to a Schaumburg hotel.
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They said the victim heard a knock at the door, and Uribe allegedly forced his way in and told her that she needed to cooperate.
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He then pushed her head onto the bed and attempted to perform oral sex.
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The victim pleaded with Uribe, even offering him money to stop and to leave, to which he agreed, prosecutors said.
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Prosecutors said as he was going, he pointed a gun at the victim and told her not to look at him as he left.
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In a second incident that occurred between Feb. 6 and Feb. 27, another victim was in town and stayed at a hotel in Naperville.
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The victim, according to prosecutors, worked in the sex industry.
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Following a knock on the hotel room door, Uribe allegedly again forced his way into the room at gunpoint and identified himself as an officer.
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Prosecutors say he demanded money from the victim, and she complied.
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He then forced the victim into performing oral sex without her consent, according to the indictment.
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After the assault, prosecutors said the victim went to see another client in a different room and Uribe again forced his way into the room and robbed her a second time.
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He allegedly then left without assaulting her again after hearing people outside the room.
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Following the incident, the victim left and stayed at a hotel with the first victim, prosecutors said.
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Before the second victim was scheduled to leave Chicago, Uribe allegedly forced his way into that hotel room and robbed her again at gunpoint.
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Prosecutors said he once again demanded oral sex from the victim, who refused.
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It is further alleged that he forced off the victim's clothes, and sexually assaulted and battered the victim as she tried to scream.
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Prosecutors said the first victim met with Uribe to get his photo and to bribe him to stop his attacks with free sex.
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It is alleged that he agreed to the deal, but he later attacked another victim on Oct. 2 at a hotel in Schaumburg.
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Prosecutors say he forced his way into the room of a third victim while presenting his badge and gun, and again robbed her before sexually assaulting her.
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Prosecutors said the victim told another person staying at the hotel about what happened.
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Schaumburg police arrived at the hotel two days later, where they were informed about the robbery and assault, and given a photo of Uribe.
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A forensic investigation was launched.
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Travel records and Google map searches showed that Uribe traveled to the hotel where the third victim was staying, according to the indictment.
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A few days later, Uribe allegedly forced his way into the fourth victim's room at the Schaumburg hotel and robbed her.
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Prosecutors say he pulled out a knife and attempted to remove her clothes and also attempted to sexually assault the victim when there was a knock on the room's door.
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Uribe was indicted on Dec. 4, 2025, by a federal grand jury on 10 counts of deprivation of rights and one count of brandishing a firearm.
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He was arrested while working at a CBP facility on Tuesday.
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He appeared in court on Tuesday for his arraignment, during which he pleaded not guilty and was ordered to remain in custody until his detention hearing.
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A spokesperson for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement, in part, "While federal privacy laws prohibit discussing individual cases, CBP takes all allegations of employee misconduct seriously."
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