Raymond E. Butler II

Raymond E. Butler II v. Trust Misappropriation & Judicial Racketeering Enterprise – $544+ Million RICO Fight

Michigan resident Raymond E. Butler II, a primary beneficiary of irrevocable family trusts established by his Holocaust-survivor grandfather, is pursuing justice in a sprawling racketeering lawsuit over a network of skilled nursing facilities and related assets valued at over $544 million. In the underlying action (Butler v. Eddi et al., N.D. Ill. Case No. 1:25-cv-04443, transferred from W.D. Mich. 2:24-cv-00134), Butler alleges that trustees and affiliated parties, including prominent members of Chicago’s Northside Orthodox Jewish community, engaged in a multi-year scheme of fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, forged documents, hidden ownership structures, and self-dealing that diverted trust assets for personal gain. The complaint details widespread RICO violations under 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., seeking recovery of the dissipated assets and damages.

In a dramatic escalation, Butler filed a 264-page Amended RICO Complaint on March 11, 2026 (Butler v. Alexakis et al., N.D. Ill. Case No. 1:25-cv-10904), directly accusing federal judges (Georgia N. Alexakis, Nancy L. Maldonado, and others), state judges (Allison C. Conlon, Allen P. Walker, Brittany A. Bulleit), and the Cook County Clerk’s Office of operating a racketeering enterprise. The filing alleges obstruction of justice, wire fraud (supported by IP logs showing coordinated access to kmfllaw.com from U.S. Courts and related networks), witness tampering, falsified court records including altered court transcipts, ex parte communications, and conflicts of interest, including alleged ties to financial institutions managing the disputed trusts. It further challenges the constitutional validity of certain judicial appointments executed via autopen during the prior administration.

Latest Developments (as of May 1, 2026): Judge Alexakis recused herself from the underlying case on March 13, 2026. The matter was reassigned to Judge April M. Perry, who denied a motion to disqualify her following a contentious April 9, 2026 hearing. On April 20, 2026, Butler filed a 120-page Petition for Writ of Mandamus in the Seventh Circuit (Case No. 25-2589) seeking Judge Perry’s immediate recusal or consolidation of the cases, citing alleged financial conflicts (Vanguard holdings), demonstrated bias, and a materially inaccurate hearing transcript that omitted key statements about her close personal and professional relationships with Judges Alexakis and Maldonado. An Executive Commission Order dated April 17, 2026, temporarily suspended lead counsel Katherine London from practice in the Northern District. This effort lead to Butler moving to appear pro se on April 29, 2026, and on May 1, 2026 filed a motion to correct Judge Perry’s tampered/altered transcript (ECF 254). All major filings, including the amended complaint, writ of mandamus, transcript exhibits, and supporting PDFs, are posted on the underlying action link below for public review.

As of May 5th 2026, these interconnected cases have drawn new attention from the House Judiciary Committee, the U.S. Supreme Court (via emergency applications), the Department of Justice, independent Supreme Court justices, and DOGE. Updates will continue to be posted as new ECF filings become available.