Illinois Age Discrimination Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jason Alan Isaacson </h2> </center>
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly attempted to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, and coerce, an individual who he believed had not attained the age of 18 years to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct, knowing and having reason to know that such visual depiction would be tr... More...
$ (11-06-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Quincy Jones </h2> </center>
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 28 U.S.C. 922. Quincy Jones, age 36, sold a Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver to an individual for $450.00. On October 9, 2025, Jones sold a Glock 43 pistol for $600.00 and a Taurus pistol for $800.00. The Glock pistol, which had been stolen in Peki... More...
$ (11-06-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Iosip Pasic </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer Barry Spevack represented the Defendant charged with abusive sexual contact not covered by 21 U.S.C. 2244. Josip Pasic, age 85, of Chicago, sat next to the victim on an Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna, Austria, to Chicago on Aug. 17, 2024. On multiple occasions during the flight, Pasic touched the victim’s outer thigh, inner thigh, and groin a... More...
$ (11-08-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. William D. Spears </h2> </center>
Winnebago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking cocaine and illegally possessing a loaded firearm. William Spears, age 68 was arrested in June 2024 following a 4-month narcotics investigation. At the time of his arrest, Spears was in possession of three and a half grams of cocaine, which he had been planning to sell to another person. Followin... More...
$ (11-07-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Shahid Hussain <h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of hate crime, and one count of institutional vandalism, all class 2 felony offenses. On January 30, 2026, surveillance video showed Shahid Hussain, age 43, of Niles, Illinois, enter the Northwestern campus drawing swastikas and other Nazi symbols on numerous signs and other university property. The vi... More...
$ (10-17-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Chevazz Campbell </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Chevazz Campbel,age 37, stabbed and killed a CTA employee. Under Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/9-1), first degree murder is defined as killing an individual without lawful justification when a person does any of the following: • Intentional Murder: They intend to kill or do great bodily harm... More...
$ (10-12-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Shenghan Jin </h2> </center>
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349. Shenghan Jin, age 27, a Chinese national, who should have been gone in 2022 was still here in 2025, abused our immigration system and helping fleece a Belleville man of his life savings. The victim is estimated to have lost approximately $2.5 million through c... More...
$ (10-09-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dorothy Barber </h2> </center>
Moline, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.1. Dorothy Barber, age 54, of Texas City, Texas, along with others, recruited and assisted other individuals to fraudulently apply for Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. PPP loans were supposed to be used for certain qualifying bus... More...
$ (10-09-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Darren Carlyle Sadler </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343.\ Darren Carlyle Sadler, age 40, of Sacramento, California, participated in a scheme to fraudulently obtain loans pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was created by the CARES Act to provide financial relief for small businesses during the Covid-19 ... More...
$ (10-09-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Carissa Jordan </h2> <center>
Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Carrisa Jordan, age 48, used the personal identifying information of various individuals to submit false Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications. Jordan had obtained the personal identifying information through social media, with and without the individuals’ k... More...
$ (10-09-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kevin Gibbs </h2> </center>
Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g) and committing a crime of violence with a machine gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924. In May 2023, Kevin Gibbs, age 41, a convicted felon, possessed a firearm while participating in a drug sale. Gibbs was apprehended in the middle of the transacti... More...
$ (09-02-2026 - IL)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Keith Wakefield </h2> <center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Keith Wakefield, age 52, of Chicago, worked as the head of fixed income trading for IFS Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer in Chicago. In 2019, Wakefield knowingly and fra... More...
$ (09-11-2026 - il)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Lakeia b.
Bloomington, Illinois, family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination action. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> In April 2025, the State filed a petition to terminate respondent's parental rights to the minors. The State alleged respondent was an unfit parent in th... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Gladys Ibanez-Olea </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bringing in an harboring aliens. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Gladys Ibanez-Olea, age 37, served as a mid-level member of the Juarez Cartel. From September 2022 to February 2024, Ibanez-Olea engaged in a huma... More...
$ (07-27-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Weston Goldstein </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant accused of wire fraud. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Weston Goldstein, age 48, was responsible for procuring electronic devices for BTN and its employees. Over approximately eight years, Goldstein used company credit cards... More...
$ (07-22-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brenda Knuth </h2> </center>
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with voting twice in a federal election. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Brenda Knuth, age 61, voted more than once in a federal election. Knuth admitted that she voted early in the November 2024 general election and... More...
$ (07-08-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Darren Hughes </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs through the dark web marketplace known as the “Nemesis Market" and money laundering. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Darren Hughes, age 39, of San Jose, California, operated a vendor store o... More...
$ (06-07-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> Sarah Hinkes v. Sunera Trechologies, Inc., et al.
Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued in a civil rights violation theory. Reported by Kent Morlan Sarah Hinkes sued her employer and two other employees for several forms of discrimination that she said violated federal statutes. The matter was stay in favor arbitration.... More...
$ (05-25-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Alexander Martinez-Quiroz </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transport of firearms. Alexander Martinez-Quiroz, age 35, of Chicago, possessed a rifle and handgun from December 2025 to April 2026. Martinez-Quiroz fired three shots from the handgun while standing in front of a Chicago building on Dec. 18, 2025. While firing the shots, Martinez-Quiroz calls out that h... More...
$ (04-28-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Jaquell Hayes </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted first-degree murder. Jaquell Hayes, age 31, accused of shooting and seriously injuring a a 31-year-old man in the 100-block of West Adams Street in the Loop.... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Jenna Strouble </h2> </center>
Joliet, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Jenna Strouble, age 32, accused of killing three people including Jacob Lambert, age 32, with whom she had an "on/off relationship" with Stroble. His parents, Patrick Forde, 55, and Stacy Forde, 54, were also found dead inside the home on the first floor near the front door, pol... More...
$ (03-29-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Julian Torres adn Brandon Osorio </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with illegal transportation of a firearms. Julian Torres, age 19, and Brandon Osorio, age 29, were arrested after their residence was searched. During the search, agents discovered a short-barrel rifle and ten handguns, one of which was equipped with an extended magazine, the charge alleges. Agents also discovered 20 ... More...
$ (03-28-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kristain Harris </h2> </center>
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine (“ice”) and one count of distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (“ice”). At the sentencing hearing on March 10, 2026, the government presented information that beginning in June 2024, a confidential informant with the Bureau of ... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Trent Schneider </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening to kill multiple public officials, including President Donald J. Trump, the 47th and 45th President of the United States. On Oct. 21, 2025, Trent Schneider, age 58, of Winthrop, Illinois, posted a video of himself on Instagram in which he stated, “People like me have suffered real [expletive] crimes ... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Jose Medina </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Venezuela migrant Jose Medina, age 25, accused of killing Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman.... More...
$ (03-23-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mark A. Pingsterhaus </h2> </center>
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and theft of government property. Mark A. Pingsterhaus, age 52, of Carlyle, is accused of using City of Carlyle and Carlyle Fire Protection District funds for unauthorized and personal expenses like travel, entertainment, goods and services. In two examples, the indictment states he used the City... More...
$ (03-06-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. James R. Nelson </h2> </center>
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer Meldinda Powers represented the Defendant charged with knowingly possess a destructive device, not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, in violation if 26 U.S.C. Sections 5841, 5861(d), and 5871. James R. Nelson, age 40, from Onarga, Illinois, possessed an unregistered destructive device and refused to relinquish ... More...
$ (03-06-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Keith Griffin </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal contempt and withholding information on a crime. Attorney Keith Griffin, age 54, of Temple City, California, worked for the California personal injury law firm Girardi Keese, which represented relatives of victims who were killed in the 2018 crash in the Java Sea. Girardi Keese filed civil lawsuits in fe... More...
$ (03-06-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Shondra McLarty
Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzling more than $34,000 from a club. Shondra McLarty, age 55, , of Rockton, Ill., admitted in a plea agreement that she embezzled and stole money from the Tumbling and Acro Boosters Club (“TAB”) from 2023 to 2024 while she served as Treasurer. McLarty fraudulently used TAB’s business debit card and frau... More...
$ (02-26-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. Adam Stone
Chicago, Illinois, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wo counts of home invasion. Adam Stone, age 28, was accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriends house in 2022 to confront her .... More...
$ (01-28-2026 - IL)<H2> State of Illinois v. James L. Parker
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to entice a child by engaging in an online chat with a child and planning to meet for sexual purposes. James L. Parker, age 56, accused to child enticement.... More...
$ (06-05-2025 - IL)State of Illinois v. Antonio Stigler
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Antonio Stigler, age 32, is accused of murdering a pregnant woman.... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - IL)<H2> Cheryl Lane, et al. v. Stericycle
Chicago, Illinois, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on Equal Pay Act violation theories Stericycle sells waste-disposal services to healthcare organizations and commercial businesses. Its sales department includes two divisions: a national division, serving corporate entities including pharmacies; and a hospital division, serving hospitals and integrated delivery netw... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Edward L. Stief
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud and one count of unlawful monetary transactions in criminal derived property. Edward L. Stief, Jr., age 42, met the victim in May 2023 after becoming acquainted with him while offering lawn care and landscaping services. Shortly thereafter, Stief used severa... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Ana A. Hernandez
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully interfering with housing rights. On March 16, 2024, ANA M. HERNANDEZ, age 70, threw a glass bottle containing oil and a washcloth—a device commonly known as a “Molotov cocktail”—onto her neighbor’s back porch in Chicago. The incendiary device started a fire on the wooden porch, but no one was... More...
$ (12-26-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Raekwon M. Patton
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a makeshift weapon. On June 29, 2024, a correctional officer at FCI-Greenville conducted a pat search on Raekwon M. Patton, age 27, and discovered a makeshift weapon in his waistband. The weapon was a sharp, pointed piece of metal, approximately 7.5 inches in length and affixed to a wooden handle... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - il)<H2> United States of America v. Derek Lopez
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making threats against President Donald J. Trump. Derek Lopez, age 27, of El Paso, Illinois, made threats against the President. The investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Springfield Field Office, with assistance from the United States Secret Service, the El Paso Police Department, the... More...
$ (10-29-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Marcus “Slim” McKinney
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, distribution of fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of fifty grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute, maintaining drug-involved premises, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering. Marcus "Sim... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Stephen H. Keith
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with perpetrating a wire fraud and identity theft scheme starting as early as August 2020 and continuing to August 2024. Stephen H. Keith, age 35, of East Peoria, Illinois ran a company called DeviceLyfe that was never registered with the State of Illinois. According to the indictment, Keith used that purported company ... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Jesse Herbig
Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing nearly 900 grams of methamphetamine. Jesse Herbig, age 44, admitted that in 2022 he communicated with his drug supplier and arranged for a United States Postal Service Priority Express parcel which he knew contained methamphetamine to be shipped from Phoenix, Ariz. to an address in Rockford. The pack... More...
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