Illinois Child Support Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Juan Carlos Barturen </h2> </center>
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and advertisement of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251. Juan Carlos Barturen, 47, of Loretto, Tennessee, sexually abused a minor victim for a period of almost five years and that Barturen had first raped the victim when she was ten years old. The victim also disclosed that Barturen dem... More...
$ (10-09-2026 - 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. Jalal Nimer Asad </h2> </center>
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371 and structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements in violation of 31 U.S.C. 5324. 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> Jalal Nimer Asad,... More...
$ (07-27-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jason J. Gallo </h2> </center>
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted possession with intent to distribute fentanyl in violation of 18 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(B). 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> Jason J. Gallo attempted possession with the intent... More...
$ (07-08-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Andrew Franklin </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and kidnapping. 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> Andrew Franklin, 19, of Chciago, DASHUN BROWN, 24, of Chicago, posed as a food delivery driver to cause an individual in the residence to open the front doo... More...
$ (06-16-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Octavia Renee Murphy </h2> </center>
Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail 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> Octavia Renee Murphy, 37, of the 700 block of Double Jack Street, conspired with others to defraud the SBA by submitting false applications for... More...
$ (05-25-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Robert Dunlap </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Robert Dunlap claimed to operate a cryptocurrency business that sold a purported digital asset called “Meta-1 Coin” through a “Meta-1 Coin Trust.” Dunlap made numerous false and misleading statements to potential and actual investors, including claims that the Meta-1 Coin was backed by as much as $... More...
$ (04-16-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Shawn Christopher Powell
Council Bluffs, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor. Shawn Christopher Powell, 52, communicated with a person he believed was a 13-year-old female between May and August 2025. Powell sent messages about wanting to engage in sex acts with the minor. In August 2025, Powell traveled from Tennessee to Iowa with the intent to meet up w... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Joseph Jared St. Pierre
Benton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography. Law enforcement officers responded to a report of sexual assault in July 2024 when the mother of a 13-year-old minor discovered a video on the minor’s cell phone of the minor engaging in sexual acts with St. Pierre. “Thanks to the dedication of HSI agents, this predator h... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Roberto Nicolas-Simon
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry into the United States after removal and failure to update sex offender registration. Roberto Nicolas-Simon, 24, was unlawfully present in the United States when he was convicted of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse in Champaign County. He acknowledged his registration obligation as a sex offender be... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Burhan Mirza and Kashif Iqbal
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with health care fraud and money laundering. In 2023 and 2024, BURHAN MIRZA and KASHIF IQBAL, along with several co-schemers, used nominee-owned laboratories and durable medical equipment providers to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare and private healthcare benefit programs for items and services that were not prov... More...
$ (02-13-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. James L. Parker
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with engaging in an online chart with a child and planning to meet for sexual purposes. James L. Parker accused of making an indecent solicitation of a child and grooming.... More...
$ (02-06-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Roberto Nicolas-Simon
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to update registration as a sex offender as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) and being a removed alien illegally present in United States. The government presented evidence that Nicolas-Simon was unlawfully present in the United States when he was convicted of Aggravate... More...
$ (02-07-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. James L. Parker
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with suspicion of engaging in an online chat with a child and planning to meet for sexual purposes. James L. Parker was taken into custody without incident and was booked into the Peoria County Jail.... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - 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)<H2> United States of America v. Traveon H. Reese
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Traveon H. Reese, 31, of Atlanta, Georgia, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. “This conspiracy victimized numerous hardworking people across central and southern Illinoi... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Joseph Carpenter
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and activities relating to child pornography. Carpenter exchanged online messages with an undercover federal agent posing as the father of an eight-year-old girl. Carpenter requested sexually explicit photographs and videos of the daughter. He also advised the “father” on what me... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - IL)Sheila Griffin, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of R.R., a minor, now deceased v. Mary Ann Poynter, et al.
Peoria, Illinois civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff as Independent Administrator of the Estate of R.R., a minor, now deceased, who sued for damages relating to the abuse and death of R.R., a minor, who was killed by his father.<br> <br> he facts establish that on January 26, 2019, 9-year-old R.R. was pronounced dead after having been abused by her father, Richard Rountree, and killed b... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Gary Wilson
Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of production of child pornography.<br> <br> A district court found that Wilson's prior state-law conviction triggered a sentencing enhancement, and<br> Wilson did not object. He now contends that the enhancement should not have applied because Illinois law sweeps more broadly than does § 2251.<br> <br... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Bryan K. Atkins </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> East Saint Louis, IL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child pornography solicitation charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Indiana sex offender sentenced to 24+ years' imprisonment on child pornography solicitation charges</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center>... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - IL)State of Illinois v. Danya Bell
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with with one felony count of Causing Child Endangerment/Death.<br> <br> Police said 29-year-old Chicago woman Danya Bell has been charged with one felony count of Causing Child Endangerment/Death.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - IL)Jeanne Hedgepth v. James A. Briton, et al.
Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful termination claim.<br> <br> Jeanne Hedgepeth, a high<br> school teacher with two suspensions and prior warnings of<br> possible termination, posted inflammatory messages to a Fa-<br> cebook account followed mostly by former students. The<br> posts prompted numerous complaints and media inquiries to<br> the school distr... More...
$0 (08-26-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Jaron Woodsley </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Chicago Man Charged With Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br>... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Donald Dorosheff
Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. <br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The federal "Take It Down Act" addresses non-consensual sharing of intimate images and computer-generated deepfakes. It establishes civil and criminal penalties for publishing or threatening to share such content. Platforms are required to remove covered content w... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Heriberto Carbajal-Flores
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm<br> as an illegal alien in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A).<br> <br> Chicago Police arrested Heriberto Carbajal-Flores after he repeatedly fired his pistol in a city<br> street. <br> <br> Carbajal-Flores was born in Mexico. His mother brought<br> him to the United States in 2002 when he w... More...
$0 (07-16-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Awad Odeh </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Swindling Investors out of $3.6 Million </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><br> <b><center></i><b> </b> Suburban Chicago Businessman Charged With Swindling Investors out of $3.6 Million</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A suburban Chicago businessman ... More...
$0 (05-22-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Edward C. Brown
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> 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). <br> <br> 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 abo... More...
$0 (05-07-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Robert R. Rodriguez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>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. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Kentucky man sentenced to 10+ years in federal prison for attempted sex offenses against a child... More...
$0 (05-01-2025 - IL)Michael Knight v. Raquel Knight
Decatur, Illinois family law divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action.<br> <br> 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 ... More...
$0 (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.<br> <br> 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... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Trevor W. Yokley </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to commit a child sex offense </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Vandalia man accused of attempting to commit a child sex offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> U.S. District Court within the Southern Distr... More...
$0 (04-07-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Scott J. Joanis
Geneva, Illinois criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault.<br> <br> On August 22, 2024, defendant was charged via complaint with 1 count of predatory<br> criminal sexual assault of a child (720 ILCS 5/12-14.1(a)(1) (West 2002)); 8 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (id. §§12-14(a)(2), (b)(ii) (West 2006)); and 28 counts of criminal sexual assau... More...
$0 (03-05-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Nirav B. Patel </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud and one count of illegal entry into the U.S. by an alien </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Illegal immigrant convicted as part of India-based fraud conspira... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Jerry Braddy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tiptonville, Tennessee, Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jerry Braddy, 45, from Tiptonville, Tennessee was indic... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Sarah L. Safranek
Oregon, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> In April 2021, the State charged defendant, Sarah L. Safranek, with five counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2020)) and one count of aggravated battery to a child (id. § 12-3.05(b)(1)) in connection with the death of her seven-year-old son, N.B., in Februar... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. S.M.A.
Chicago, Illinois family law lawyer represented a minor allegedly sexually abused.<br> <br> On January 8, 2020, the State filed two petitions for adjudication of wardship. The first petition alleged that M.T., born March 30, 2009, was neglected pursuant to section 2-3(1)(b) of the Juvenile Court Act (705 ILCS 405/2-3(1)(b) (West 2018)), and abused pursuant to section 2-3(2) (ii)and (iii) of the A... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. David Lee Burger
Marion, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> CRIMINAL LAW. POST-CONVICTION RELIEF. The defendant appealed the summary dismissal of his postconviction petition claiming actual innocence and ineffective assistance of counsel. The court affirmed the dismissal, finding the claims to be without merit and grantin... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Lee O. Griffin, Jr., Antonio T. Harris, Taneisha M. Davis, Patrick D. Johnson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Brink's Truck Robbery in Madison </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Four Facing Federal Charges for Brink's Truck Robbery in Madison<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Lee O. Griffin, Jr., 23, of Cahokia Heights, is fa... More...
$0 (01-08-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Kristi P.
Quincy, Illinois family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination case.<br> <br> On February 8, 2024, the State filed a petition for adjudication of wardship, alleging C.P. and X.P. were neglected and/or abused based on their living conditions. According to the petition, a sergeant with the Quincy Police Department and an investigator with the Illinois Department of Ch... More...
$0 (01-07-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Phillip M. Jensen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing fentanyl from his patients, injecting them with adulterated drugs, and performing surgery without proper pain management. Jenson also was ordered to pay a $200,000 fine. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dentist Sentenced to 15 Ye... More...
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