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Madigan sentenced to stiff seven and a half years in prison on corruption case

Posted on June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Madigan sentenced to stiff seven and a half years in prison on corruption case
Madigan sentenced to stiff seven and a half years in prison on corruption case

Madigan sentenced to stiff seven and a half years in prison on corruption case Former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years in Federal Prison after Corruption Conviction A federal judge in Chicago today sentenced former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael J. Madigan to…

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Federal Jury in Chicago convicts man of robbing bank in Lake County, Ill.

Posted on June 8, 2025June 8, 2025 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Federal Jury in Chicago convicts man of robbing bank in Lake County, Ill.
Federal Jury in Chicago convicts man of robbing bank in Lake County, Ill.

Federal Jury in Chicago convicts man of robbing bank in Lake County, Ill. Francisco Martinez entered a First Midwest Bank branch in Round Lake, Ill., on Dec. 20, 2021, and handed the teller a folded piece of paper that read, “40k, 30 seconds, no tricks, go now.”  Martinez then raised his shirt, showing what appeared…

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Chicago Woman Convicted on Federal Fraud and Tax Charges

Posted on March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Chicago Woman Convicted on Federal Fraud and Tax Charges
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Chicago Woman Convicted on Federal Fraud and Tax Charges Defendant Cashed Her Deceased Grandmother’s Pension Checks A federal jury convicted an Illinois woman on fraud and tax offenses for cashing her deceased grandmother’s pension checks and preparing false tax returns. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Eunice Salley, aka Eunice Sally Dobyns,…

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Burbank man given 15 years for child pornography, child assault

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Burbank man given 15 years for child pornography, child assault
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Burbank man given 15 years for child pornography, child assault Suburban Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sharing Child Pornography and Sexually Assaulting a Minor A suburban man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sharing sexually explicit images of children and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he met online….

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Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft

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Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft A Rockford man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft.  BRENTON WELLS, 45, admitted in a written plea agreement that on Dec. 6, 2018, while standing in the backyard of a…

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