Man pleads guilty of receiving child pornography
St. Clair County man has pleaded guilty of two counts of receiving child pornography. U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft has …
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Armed Robbery results in 22 years in prison
Coles County Man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for armed robbery of Team Wireless Store. The sentencing …
Physician convicted on charges of approving medically unnecessary tests
A physician has been convicted by a federal jury in Chicago on the fraud charges of approving medically unnecessary tests. …
Fraud charges filed against former suburban insurance agent
Diane Lazar, a former suburban insurance agent, has been charged for allegedly swindling money from an elderly client. Lazar was …
Alton woman pleads guilty to stealing government funds
Mia Lynn Cousett, a 33-year-old Alton woman, pleaded guilty in the court on the charges of stealing government funds. Cousett …
Ponzi scheme operation charges filed against Grundy County man
Kenneth D. Courtright, a 49-year-old Grundy County businessman, has been charged with operating a Ponzi scheme. His scheme raised at …
Federal Drug or Firearm charges for seven Rockford Residents
Law enforcement officers have arrested seven Rockford residents on federal drug-trafficking and firearm charges. Derek D. Jacobs, also known as …
Chicago man convicted in illegal fund structuring of almost $350000
Antuane King, a Chicago man, has been convicted by a federal jury for illegally structuring nearly $350000. King illegally structured …
Northbrook man pleads guilty to fraud and tax offenses charges
Robert Gorodetsky, a 27-year-old north suburban man, of Northbrook, pleaded guilty today to the tax offenses and federal fraud charges. …
Jury returns indictment charging East Saint Louis caretaker for stealing identities
Erica S. Rose, a 30-year-old East Saint Louis woman, has been indicted with conspiring to commit bank, identity theft, and …
Shooting gun conviction for Illegal Alien
An illegal alien has been convicted guilty by a federal jury in East Saint Louis. The illegal alien Gustavo Alvarez-Gomez, …
Federal bribery and tax offenses for former Illinois state senator
Former Illinois State Sen. Martin A. Sandoval has pleaded guilty in federal court in Chicago to bribery and tax offenses. …
Illinois Supreme Court to hear denied birth leave case
Margaret Dynak, a Wood Dale teacher, was denied birth leave in June 2016. Illinois Supreme court will hear oral arguments …
Chicago investment manager faces fraud charges of swindling money from women
Marcus Beam, a 49-year-old investment manager of Woodridge, has been charged for swindling money from women illegally. According to the …
16 ½ years for man in cocaine trafficking conspiracy
A Bloomington man has been sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison for his role in McLean County …
Court sentences Vandalia man on drugs and gun charges
Wade Garrett McWhorter, a 26-year-old man of Vandalia, was sentenced to 64 months in federal prison on December 11, 2019. …
Court sentences Chicago man to 10 years in prison on sex trafficking charges
A Chicago man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison. He was proven guilty in the court on …
Court convicts man who punched anti-Trump protestors
A man who punched an anti-Trump protestor outside a President Trump campaign rally has been convicted on Tuesday. According to …
US District court receives guilty plea agreement from Machesney Park man
Rockford, IL – A Machesney Park man pleaded guilty in the US District Court before Judge John J. Tharp, Jr., …
Bangladeshi court orders to arrest former chief justice
A court of Bangladesh ordered to arrest former chief justice, Surendra Kumar Sinha, and other people on the charges of …
Court sentences a suburban gun dealer to 12 years in federal prison
A suburban gun dealer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal. He was proven guilty in the court over …
Saudi Arabia sentences five people to death on the charges of Khashoggi’s murder
A Saudi court has sentenced five people to death on the charges of killing Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist. Khashoggi …
Chicago man convicted of illegal possession of gun
A jury found a Chicago man guilty on the charges of possessing a handgun gun illegally and offering to pay …
Court sentences two men from Freeport to prison over drug trafficking charges
The federal court in Rockford sentenced two Freeport men to prison on the charges of drug trafficking. Terrance Young, a …
Court sentences hedge fund manager to more than seven year in prison in fraud case
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to seven years and four months in federal prison. He was involved in operating …
Court sentences husband and wife to prison for seeking more than $1.3 in tax refunds
A Joliet couple has been sentenced to federal prison by a US District Court. The couple was involved in filing …
Court sentences Rockford man to 15 months in prison for being involved in laser pointing at aircraft
Philip G. Reinhard, a US District Judge, sentenced a Rockford man to 15 months in the federal prison today. According …