CHICAGO – The brother of Chicago Bears Hall of Fame advocate Brian Urlacher has been pardoned from federal charges he recruited for a multi-million dollar illegal offshore gaming circle.
Casey Urlacher, mayor of the small Mettawa neighborhood of Chicago, was one of the pardons in the final hours of President Donald Trump’s tenure as part of a wave of leniency action that benefited more than 140 people.
Casey Urlacher, 41, was charged last February and pleaded not guilty the following month.
He also played football but with limited success, as he played at Lake Forest College and the Arena Football League before becoming mayor of the town of less than 550 people in 2013.
Brian Urlacher has backed Trump, contributing to the Trump campaign shortly after his brother was indicted and visiting the White House and handing the Chicago Bears No. 54 shirt to the president days after his brother pleaded not guilty.
In a statement announcing the pardon early Wednesday, the White House said Casey Urlacher “has committed to the public service and is constantly returning to his community,” adding that his position as mayor does not she is paid and that “he is a devoted husband of his wife and a loving father to his 17-month-old daughter.”