Illinois Controlled Dangerous Substance Law
<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> 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)State of Illinois v. Rene Garcia
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Rene Garcia was accused for shooting on I-90 in a road rage event.... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. Lawrence Reed
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Lawrence Reed, allegedly set a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train.... More...
$ (02-06-2026 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Christopher William Crawford
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. 21:841A=CD.F CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE On or about 9/5/24 and 9/9/24 in Peoria County in the CDIL, Dft knowingly and intentionally distributed 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual), a Schedule II controlled substance. In violation of 21 U.S.C. Sections 841(a)(1)... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. De’Adre L. Owens
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling meth and witness tampering. Ryan Castleman drove Charlie Anderson, a confidential informant, to Centralia, Illinois, to execute a controlled buy from De’Andre Owens. When they arrived, Detective Dukes searched Anderson, provided him with $275 and a handheld recording device, and instructed that he... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - 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. 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...
$ (12-17-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Alex C. Thompson
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling and distributing controlled substances.... More...
$ (12-07-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Minhaj Feroz Muhammad and Sufyan Feroze
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and private health care insurers and for participating in a money laundering conspiracy with the fraud proceeds. Minhaj Feroz Muhammad, 37, and Sufyan Feroze, 35, both of Naperville, owned and controlled, sometimes through straw owners, four clinical laboratories located in Illinoi... More...
$ (12-05-2025 - il)United States of America v. Joaquín Guzmán López
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to kidnapping, distributing drugs, and money laundering. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, who succeeded his father, Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as “El Chapo,” as one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal drug charges. “The Sinaloa Cartel is a terrorist or... More...
$ (12-02-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Mark A. Hills
East St. Louis, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance: Methamphetamine<br> .... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Allcare Discount Pharmacy and two Allcare pharmacy techs </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Settlement with Chicago Pharmacy for Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> ... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - IL)United States of America v. LaPierre Scott
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (09-05-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Deon Pugh
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f four counts, including conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.<br> <br> The government charged Pugh by superseding information with four counts, including conspiracy to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841... More...
$0 (08-26-2025 - 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)United States of America v. William Lee </center
Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute a Methamphetamine Mixture, a Schedule II Controlled Substance.... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Miguel Angel Morales-Garcia
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. <br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Under U.S. federal law, it is a crime to distribute illegal drugs, which are referred to legally as controlled substances. Any person who manufactures or distributes these substances can face severe criminal penalties, including an extended pri... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - il)<h1> United States of America v. Benigno Sanchez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting To Import More Than Half a Kilogram of Fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rockford Man Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison for Attempting To Import More Than Half a Kilogram of Fentanyl </h2></center></b></b> </h2></c... More...
$0 (05-01-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Broderick K. Currie a/k/a Broderick K. Wooters </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing cocaine and fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jury convicts Marion County drug dealer</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Following a two-day trial, a jury found a Centralia man guilty of federal... More...
$0 (04-07-2025 - 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. Jose Ramirez-Arellano </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Traffic Cocaine in Chicago </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison for Attempting to Traffic Cocaine in Chicago</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In February 2022, JOSE R... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Ramirez-Arellano </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to traffic cocaine that was shipped to Chicago from California. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison for Attempting to Traffic Cocaine in Chicago</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (01-28-2025 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Danielle S.
Champaign, Illinois family law lawyer represented mother in a parental rights termination action.<br> <br> Mother is the biological mother of Blaise M. (B.M.), born on November 9, 2015. Mother cared for B.M. until B.M. tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease when he was two years old. B.M. was then placed with his biological father, Alec Moore (Father), by the Department of Children an... More...
$0 (01-21-2025 - IL)K&V Group, LLP v. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., et al.
Chicago, Illinois civil litigation lawyers will be representing United States of America qui tam claim against Walgreen claiming that it filled millions of unlawful prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and then sought reimbursement for many of these prescriptions from various federal health care programs in violation the False Claims Act (FCA). Walgreens is one of the... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - IL)Shanna Jordan v. Chicago Housing Authrity </h3>
Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed to have been injured and damaged as a result of exposure to lead paint. <br> <br> Plaintiff and her children were exposed to dangerous lead levels for nearly a decade. <br> <br> In 2014, Shanna Jordan moved into the CHA-owned North Side-area apartment building at 7715 North Marshfield. At the time, her son Jahmir Collin... More...
$24000000 (01-17-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Mallett </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (01-08-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Emmanuel Lance Howard; Evander Allen Jordan </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Peoria, IL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and multiple robbery and firearms charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Quad Cities Men Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robbery and Firearm Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font... More...
$0 (12-23-2023 - 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...
$0 (12-20-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Emmanuel Lance Howard, Evander Allen Jordan </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and multiple robbery and firearms charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Quad Cities Men Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robbery and Firearm Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><f... More...
$0 (12-29-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. McKindley V. Allen; DaLeon J. Fontennet </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> East Saint Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Burglarizing Pharmacies in Southern Illinois, Missouri </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Houston Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Burglarizing Pharmacies in Southern Illinois, Missouri </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cente... More...
$0 (12-19-2024 - 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 Drugs from Patients and Performing Surgery Without Proper Pain Management </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dentist Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Stealing Drugs from Patients and Performing Surgery Without Proper Pain Mana... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Emmanuel Lance Howard; Evander Allen Jordan </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and multiple robbery and firearms charges. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Quad Cities Men Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robbery and Firearm Charges </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (12-23-2024 - IL)State of Illinois v. Conah E.
<h2><br> Peoria, Illinois family law lawyer represented father in parental rights termination case.<br> </h2><br> On November 27, 2021, the State filed a petition alleging that B.B. was neglected pursuant to section 2-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Juvenile Court Act) (705 ILCS 405/2-3 (West 2020)). As to respondent, the State alleged that he (1) was found unfit in a different Peoria County ... More...
$0 (12-02-2024 - IL)State of Illinois v. Jeremy Peters
<h2><br> Joliet, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed violence.<br> </h2><br> <br> Defendant was charged by indictment with armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A-2(a) (West 2022)), burglary (id. § 19-1(a)), unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (UPWF) (id. § 24-1.1(a)), defacing identification marks on a firearm (id. § 24-5(b)), and theft (id. § 1... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - IL)State of Illinois v. Kemia C. Pugh
</h2>Wheaton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession.<br> <h2><br> On December 9, 2021, defendant was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2020)) and prostitution (720 ILCS 5/11-14(a) (West 2020)). <br> <br> Defendant entered into a fully negotiated plea to unlawful possession of a controlled substanc... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Thomas L. Hawkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Participating in Two Robberies in Rockford </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Sentenced to More Than Eleven Years in Prison for Participating in Two Robberies in Rockford </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Rockfor... More...
$0 (11-18-2024 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Lily L.
<h2><br> Edwardsville, Illinois family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a termination of parental rights case.<br> </h2><br> <br> In September 2019, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received a call that the minor was frequently left with caregivers for days at a time. On September 6, 2019, the State filed a petition alleging that the minor was abused and neglected. The ... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Durell N.
<h2><br> Springfield, Illinois family law lawyer represented the Defendant in termination of parental rights case.<br> </h2><br> <br> In June 2021, the State filed a petition for adjudication of wardship, alleging D.N.<br> was neglected in that her environment was injurious to her welfare due to (1) domestic violence between respondent and D.N.'s mother and (2) D.N.'s mother's drug use. 705 ILCS 4... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - IL)United States of America v. John M. Henigan
<h2><br> Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs.<br> </h2><br> For years John Henigan bought large quantities of heroin and cocaine in Chicago and sold the<br> drugs to his retail customers in and around Peoria, Illinois. An investigation led to a series of controlled buys, which in turn led to his indictment on three counts of heroin dis... More...
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