Overview

• Andrew Anania, 29, was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for a series of 2021 kidnappings and assaults in the Chicago area.
• Anania targeted three drivers, including an Uber driver, sexually assaulting two of them at gunpoint and forcing them to drive to various locations.
• The crimes occurred while Anania was out on bond awaiting trial for a separate federal firearms charge, raising concerns about pretrial release policies.
• Prosecutors sought a life sentence, arguing that Anania’s history of violent crime showed he could not be deterred by significant sentences or parole.
• Anania’s co-defendant, Walter Moran, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and carjacking and was sentenced in April 2025 to over 15 years in federal prison.