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CHICAGO (AP) — Federal charges have been filed against two Chicago men accused of conspiring to burglarize three pharmacies during looting that occurred in the spring.

William Lorenz and Ivan Bermudez were charged in a criminal complaint made public Wednesday with one count each of conspiracy to commit burglary involving a controlled substance. The 40-year-old Lorenz was arrested Monday and was ordered released on a recognizance bond. The 42-year-old Bermudez was arrested Tuesday and is a hearing is scheduled.

Lorenz and Bermudez are accused of breaking into three Walgreens stores the evening of May 31, when looting and vandalism broke out during protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.