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United States of America v. Edward C. Brown
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: distribution and posses sion of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §2252A(a)(2)(A), (b)(1) and 18 U.S.C. §2252A(a)(5)(B), (b)(2). MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above t...
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( 05-07-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Robert R. Rodriguez
Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of attempted enticement of a minor and one count of soliciting an obscene visual depiction of a minor. Kentucky man sentenced to 10+ years in federal prison for attempted sex offenses against a child...
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( 05-01-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Kevin Cruz
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cyberstalking Victim He Met Online Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Victim He Met Online A suburban Chicago man ...
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( 05-01-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Benigno Sanchez
Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting To Import More Than Half a Kilogram of Fentanyl Rockford Man Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison for Attempting To Import More Than Half a Kilogram of Fentanyl ...
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( 05-01-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Miroslaw Krejza
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Millions From the Failed Washington Federal Bank Real Estate Developer Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Embezzling Millions From the Failed Washington Federal Bank in Chicago...
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( 04-30-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Hassan Abdellatif a/k/a “Eric”
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Low-Income Food Program for Women and Children Owner of Chicago-Area Convenience Stores Convicted of Defrauding Low-Income Food Program for Women and Children ...
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( 04-30-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Kyjuan K. Dorsey
Urbana, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated battery with a firearm, and first degree felony murder. Defendant was found guilty. * * * MoreLaw’s goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click...
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( 04-28-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Demarkee D. Jimerson
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug distribution, gun charges Jury convicts Cahokia Heights man of drug distribution, gun charges A southern Illinois jury convicted a Cahokia He...
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( 04-24-2025 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Daniel Pederson
Waukegan, Illinois criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening a public official. Daniel Pederson, age 24, was charged with threatening a mass shooting at the courthouse in Waukegan and made threats directed at a Lake County judge and a Chicago police officer assigned as an FBI task force officer. ...
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( 04-18-2025 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Laroy Battle
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Laroy Battle, age 19, shoot and killed two teens in the 7900-block of South Luella Avenue around 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 20. Jasean Francis, 17, was shot in the back, chest and left hand and taken to University of Chicago Hospital, where he died. Charles Riley, 1...
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( 04-18-2025 - IL)

Michael Knight v. Raquel Knight
Decatur, Illinois family law divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action. Michael and Raquel married on January 18, 2008, in Decatur, Illinois. They share three biological children, C.K., born August 10, 2007, R.K., born May 1, 2009, and J.K., born January 14, 2016. On September 26, 2019, Michael filed an order of protection against Raquel based upon "erratic ...
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( 04-16-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Mark Sorensen
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating Anti-Kickback law. This case tests the outer boundaries of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b), which prohibits payments in return for referrals of patients for medical care that will be reimbursed under the federal Medicare or Medicaid programs. The Anti-Kickback Statute app...
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( 04-16-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Adam W. Vaira
Mount Carmel, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. On May 3, 2021, the State charged defendant by six count information, in Wabash County (21-CF-35), with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (counts I and V), Class X fe...
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( 04-11-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Trevor W. Yokley
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to commit a child sex offense Vandalia man accused of attempting to commit a child sex offense U.S. District Court within the Southern Distr...
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( 04-07-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Broderick K. Currie a/k/a Broderick K. Wooters
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing cocaine and fentanyl Jury convicts Marion County drug dealer Following a two-day trial, a jury found a Centralia man guilty of federal...
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( 04-07-2025 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Johnell Smith
Rock Island, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and home invasion. Johnell Smith was accused of shooting and killing 17-year-old Danny Taylor in 2023. Prosecutors argued that Smith and co-defendant Napoleon Jackson went to Taylor’s home in the early hours of April 14, 2023, to rob him. During the attempted robbery, Taylor...
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( 04-04-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Lamar R. Bennett
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing firearms as a felon Centralia man sentenced to 10+ years’ imprisonment for possessing firearms as a felon A district judge sentenced a...
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( 04-01-2025 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Charles Neslon
Carrollton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Charles Nelson, age 31, was accused of killing Dominique Lucikous, age 26, a transgender woman. Nelson claimed that the Lucious had a gun and intended to rob him. ...
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( 03-28-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Romel Michael Turner
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual). Felon Sentenced on Two Federal Drug Counts Incurred While Awaiting Self-Surrender on Peoria County Drug Possession Conviction ...
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( 03-27-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Ramzallen Hankerson
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a defaced firearm and aggravated assault. Following a jury trial, defendant Ramzallen Hankerson was found guilty of possession of a defaced firearm and aggravated assault and sentenced to two years' probation on each charge, to be served concurrently. The jury also acquitted Hankerson on anothe...
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( 03-14-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Jose Gregorio Sosa Cardona
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Immigration Fraud Suburban Chicago Businessman Indicted on Immigration Fraud Charges A suburban Chicago businessman has been indicted on federal fraud cha...
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( 03-11-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Tavion Hodges
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a felon. At trial, evidence established that officers curbed defendant's vehicle in Chicago on September 6, 2021. As officers removed defendant from the vehicle, they saw what appeared to be a handgun "falling from his person." A firearm was recovered between "defend...
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( 03-10-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Deon Moore
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter. Following a bench trial, defendant Deon Moore was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a felon (UUWF) and sentenced to consecutive terms of 14 and 13 years in prison, respectively. On appeal, he contends the court abused its discretion i...
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( 03-10-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Kelvin Eugene Patterson, Jr., Marcus L. Burnside (a.k.a. “Pooty”)
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Firearm Offenses Two Peoria Men Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses Kelvin Eugene Patterson, Jr., 39, of Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced to tw...
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( 03-10-2025 - IL)

Vanessa Smith v. Bernard Goodall
Chicago, Illinois pro se Plaintiff sued the Defendant in the Cook County small claims court. In this small claims action, defendant Bernard Goodall appeals pro se from a trial court order entering judgment against him and in favor of plaintiff, Vanessa Smith, in the amount of $650. On appeal, defendant contends the circuit court erred in finding in favor of plaintiff * * * ...
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( 03-07-2025 - IL)

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