“Corruption fuels a power that is wielded not for representative democracy by the will of the people, but things like oligarchy, autocracy, even kleptocracy, all while keeping up appearance of democracy,” Shah said. #sentencing
An indictment returned Tuesday, May 20th, in U.S. District Court in Chicago charges Awad Odeh, 41, of Palos Hills, Ill., with four counts of wire fraud... #fbi
Following Proctor’s arrest, testimony from a fellow inmate at the Will County Adult Detention Facility established that Proctor requested assistance fabricating a version of events from the evening which did not incriminate him. #prison
The defendant’s DNA was located in the vehicle on a cigarette butt found in the rear pocket of the driver’s seat where the defendant was observed on video sitting prior to shooting the victim. #guilty
That motorcycle is now at the center of a two-count federal indictment in the southern district of Illinois in November against then-Wayne City Police Chief Anson Fenton, 46, alleging he sold forfeited or surrendered items for his personal benefit. #indictment
Howard and Jordan were found guilty following a two-week jury trial held in August 2024. The men have remained in federal custody since they were arrested in 2021. #sentenced
A federal jury on Thursday heard from agents involved in those searches – both of whom said they found no evidence of work product Olivo or the other subcontractors did on behalf of ComEd. #trial