Description: Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who was charged with conspiracy to deprive civil rights, tampering with a witness, destruction or falsification of records and intimidation or force against a witness.

Alex Banta, age 30, conspiracy to deprive inmate Larry Earvin of his civil rights.

18:241.F: CONSPIRACY AGAINST RIGHTS - On or about May 17, 2018, in Brown County, the Defendant did willfully conspire to deprive an individual of civil rights in violation of 18:241 and 2.
(1)
18:242.F: DEPRIVE CIVIL RIGHTS - On or about May 17, 2018, in Brown County, the Defendant did willfully deprive an individual of civil rights in violation of 18:242 and 2.
(2)
18:1512K.F: TAMPERING WITH WITNESS, VICTIM, OR AN INFORMANT - From on or about May 17, 2018, and continuing until on or about May 22, 2018, the Defendant did conspire to engage in misleading conduct in violation of 18:1512(k) and 1512(b)(3).
(3)
18:1519.F: DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION OR FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS IN FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS - On or about May 17, 2018, in Brown County, the Defendant knowingly falsified a document in violation of 18:1519.
(9)
18:1512B.F: INTIMIDATION OR FORCE AGAINST WITNESS - On or about May 18, 2018, in Brown County, the Defendant knowingly engaged in misleading conduct toward another person in violation of 18:1512(b)(3).
(10)

Outcome: Defendant was found guilty.

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