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United States of America v. Derek Lee Pollitt
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of five grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Derek Lee Pollitt, age 37, from Peoria, was indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2022 and pleaded guilty in December 2022. The statutory penalties for possession of five grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to ... More... ( 04-20-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Prentiss Jackson
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant accused of violating his conditions of supervised release by possessing a firearm. The government presented evidence that Prentiss Jackson, age 40, from Peoria, illegally possessed the firearm, as well as MDMA (ecstasy) and marijuana. Those actions violated his supervised release conditions, which mandated that he not commit a... More... ( 04-18-2023 - IL) |
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JBS v. Social Security Administration
Peoria, Illinois social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of administrative decision in RSI Tax suit. ... More... ( 04-07-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Michael Leonard
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempting to sex traffick a minor. Michael Leonard. age 53, initiated a conversation on an advertising website in August 2020 with an individual he believed to be a mother offering sex with her 9-year-old daughter. In August 2021, Leonard again initiated a text conversation, agreeing to pay $50 for sex with the m... More... ( 04-07-2023 - IL) |
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Maricela Rios v. Walmart, Inc.
Peoria, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a premises liability negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of an accident in a Walmart store. ... More... ( 02-15-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Kirstin Sue Jackson
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. Federal Courthouse - Peoria ... More... ( 02-14-2023 - IL) |
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Katie L.K. v. Social Security Administration
Peoria, Illinois social security disability lawyer represented Petitioner seeking review of the denial of her applicaiton of DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS. Federal Courthouse - Peoria ... More... ( 02-06-2023 - il) |
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United States of America v. Gabriel Antonio Montano-Rodriguez
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of ice methamphetamine. Federal Courthouse ... More... ( 02-06-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Javares Hudson
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a Glock “Switch”, an aftermarket attachment designed to convert Glock handguns into fully automatic machine guns. MoreLaw Legal News For Peoria ... More... ( 01-12-2023 - IL) |
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Melanie Lemke v. Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Peoria, Illinois insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $5 million as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s claim. Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contracts by Kent Mor... More... ( 11-17-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Christopher R. Williams, Jr.
Peoria, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Christopher R. Williams, Jr. also know as "Black", age 31, from Peoria, was a large-scale dealer of ice methamphetamine throughout the greater Peoria area. Evidence established that Williams was a top-tier, primary source for other wholesale drug dealers in central Illinois whos... More... ( 11-16-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. David Robertson
Peoria, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. In September 2021 David Robertson, II, age 39, from Peoria, Illinois, was serving a term of supervised release for a prior federal conviction for receipt of child pornography. At that time, one of the conditions of Robertson’s supervised release allowed probation officers to conduct... More... ( 09-22-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Roger E. Pace
Peoria, Illinois criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs. On April 5, 2019, at around 10:30 p.m., Officer Ryan Crowder observed a white SUV in the parking lot of a local business. An individual was sitting inside the SUV. That night, Officer Crowder was the only police officer on duty in the small town of Pleasant Hill, Illinois. He te... More... ( 09-09-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Ryan Dale Gross
Peoria, Illinois criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. The government presented evidence that in late 2020, a minor child residing in the Central District of Illinois was contacted over Snapchat by a person later identified as Ryan Dale Gross, age 26, from Johnson City, Tennessee, falsely told the minor child he was 16 years old, and the chats ... More... ( 08-26-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Daryl G. McGhee
Peoria, Illinois criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Daryl G. McGhee, age 33, who lived on North Hamilton, in Peoria, Illinois. Over the course of the three-day trial, the government presented evidence that on February 13, 2021, Peoria Police we... More... ( 08-12-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Kiantre D. Dykeman
Peoria, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of child pornography. At the sentencing hearing, the government presented evidence that in February 2021, the Peoria Police Department coordinated with the Peoria County Sheriff’s Department and the United States Secret Service to investigate an individual suspected of selling images of child pornograp... More... ( 08-08-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Justin W. Collins
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of meth with intent to distribute. On June 29, 2020, Justin W. Collins, agr 42, of Galva, Illinois, purchased methamphetamine in the Peoria, Illinois, area and then drove directly to the Wal-Mart in Kewanee, Illinois, and entered the store. Kewanee Police requested their K-9 unit respond to the Wal-Mart... More... ( 04-22-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Justin W. Collins
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of ice methamphetamine with intent to distribute. On June 29, 2020, Justin W.Collins, age 42, purchased methamphetamine in the Peoria, Illinois, area and then drove directly to the Wal-Mart in Kewanee, Illinois, and entered the store. Kewanee Police requested their K-9 unit respond to the Wal-Mart, and... More... ( 04-22-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Jose Luis Arizmendi-Romero
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm. Bloomington Police, knowing there was an outstanding arrest warrant against Jose Luis Arizmendi-Romero, 33, attempted a traffic stop on June 23, 2021. Arizmendi-Romero backed his car into a police car and then sped away, eventually crashing his car. He later returned to his r... More... ( 04-14-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Joseph M. Graham
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with for soliciting an obscene visual depiction of a minor. The government presented evidence that Joseph M. Graham, age 27 used an online application to request sexually explicit images of an individual whom he believed to be eight years old. In December 2019, Graham initiated messages with an individual on a mobile ... More... ( 03-01-2022 - IL) |
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Rosalie Huskisson v. Wal-Mart, Inc.
Peoria, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a premises liability negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident on one of Defendant's stores. This case was initially filed in the Circuit Court McLean County, 19-L-42 , and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. ... More... ( 02-16-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Michael E. Shell
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with production of child pornography. Michael E. Shell, 52, of Melrose, Iowa, was indicted for production of child pornography. The government presented evidence that Shell sexually abused a minor victim for approximately five years – when the victim was between 9 and 14 years old. Shell took photographs ... More... ( 12-23-2021 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Daniel W. Dawe
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute. A Pekin, Illinois, man, Daniel W. Dawe, 48, of the 1600 block of Crescent Drive has been sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in the Bureau of Prisons, to be followed by 8 years of supervised release for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. ... More... ( 12-01-2021 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Benjamin J. Wilson
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense attorney represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Benjamin J. Wilson, 42, previously of Peoria, Ill, was indicted for possession of child pornography. At Wilson’s sentencing hearing, U.S. District Court Judge James E. Shadid noted the significant and long-lasting impact to the child victims depicted in the videos Wil... More... ( 11-28-2021 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Joshua A. Ward
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Ward, who pleaded guilty on March 25, 2021, admitted that he possessed and sold methamphetamine to others on several occasions from July to September 2020. Ward was also found with ice methamphetamine packaged for resale and digital scales at the time o... More... ( 11-19-2021 - IL) |