close AG Blanche slams Pritzker for refusing help as Chicago crime surges Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche criticizes Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for declining federal assistance to combat soaring Chicago gun violence, despite 37 shootings occurring in a span of two days. Blanche details significant crime reductions in Washington, D.C. after federal intervention. He also highlights the FBI's success in apprehending a $1.2 billion Medicare fraudster and recovering $5 billion in stolen funds.