Illinois Fentanyl Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Robinson </h2> </center>
Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with d knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual Methamphetamine in violation of 21 USC 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). (1). Christopher Robinson possessed intent to distribute 50 grams or more of ethamphetamine. The government presented evidence that law enforcement age... More...
$ (11-06-2026 - 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> United States of America v. Marcus “Slim” McKinney </h2> </center>
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 21:841A=CD.F CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE - On or about June 20, 2024 in Sangamon County, in the CDIL, the Defendant, DISTRIBUTIOIN OF METHAMPHETAMINE in violation of Title 21 USC Sec 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(viii). 21:841A=CD.F CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE - On o... More...
$ (08-20-2026 - 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. 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> 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)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. Manuel D. Cass
Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl.... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Richard Walker
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Officers arrested Richard Walker at the front door of the residence of his girlfriend, Ramona Pau-<br> lette, where he was staying overnight. Paulette lived with her mother, Laverne Shipp; and with her and Walker's son,<br> Walker Jr. After arresting Walker, officers per... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - 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. Jauan Brown; Brianna Moore; Jauan Brown; William Davis </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Four Chicago Residents Charged in Federal Court as Part of Drug Trafficking Investigation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A drug trafficking investigation centered on th... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - 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. 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. 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. Jason Brown </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Attempting To Support ISIS </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Attempting To Support ISIS </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b... More...
$0 (10-21-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Javan Jamar Thompson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Urbana, Ill. Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Use Mail to Obtain Fentanyl </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Kankakee Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Attempting to Use Mail to Obtain Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Kankakee man, Javan Jam... More...
$0 (10-08-2024 - il)<h1> United States of America v. Eric Brown </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing Firearm in Chicago </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing Firearm in Chicago</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Calvin Carter </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Ill criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Calvin Carter sold the drugs on two oc... More...
$0 (06-27-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Wesley Noonan; Christina Noonan </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving and Distributing Drugs Through the Postal Service </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Bloomington Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Receiving and Distributing Drugs Through the Postal Service </h2></center><br> <br>... More...
$0 (05-09-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Wesley Noonan; Christina Noonan </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving and Distributing Drugs Through the Postal Service </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Bloomington Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Receiving and Distributing Drugs Through the Postal Service </h2></center><br> <br>... More...
$0 (05-09-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Sheldon Morales; Eduardo Santana </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with traffic methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine from Mexico to Evanston, Ill., and Morton Grove, Ill </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Two Men Sentenced to Prison as Part of Federal Investigation That Dismantled Mexico-to-Chicago Drug P... More...
$0 (05-03-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Tysean J. Pollard; Steven P. Dixon </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Fentanyl Trafficking .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking </h2></center></i><br> <br> Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced ... More...
$0 (03-14-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Ralph Thompson </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a Distributing Heroin Mixed with Fentanyl.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Quincy, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 162 Months for Distributing Heroin Mixed with Fentanyl </h3></center></i><br> <br> A Quincy, Illinois, man, Ralph Thompso... More...
$0 (03-11-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Ledaniel Russell </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance: heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine..</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> </h2></center></i><br> <br> A district judge sentenced a semitrailer driver to 12 years in federal pris... More...
$0 (01-23-2024 - IL)United States of America v. Mario L. Delgado-Lopez
Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fentanyl and heroin trafficking.<br> <br> Mario L. Delgado-Lopez, 42, originally from Puerto Rico, appeared in court for his sentencing hearing on Nov. 9 after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, possession of heroin with intent to distribute and possession of fentanyl with int... More...
$0 (11-16-2023 - IL)United States of America v. Nickolas Shannon
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine and possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute the drugs in St. Clair County.<br> <br> Nickolas Shannon, 29, previously pled guilty to one count of felon in possession of a firearm and three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intention to distr... More...
$0 (05-18-2023 - IL)United States of America v. Luciano Gomezllanos-Martinez, a/k/a Joaquin Navarez-Urena
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of hundreds of grams of a controlled substance containing fentanyl with intent to distribute.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/illinois/news/eastst.louis/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For East St. Louis</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </ta... More...
$0 (01-19-2023 - IL)United States of America v. Christopher R. Williams, Jr.
Peoria, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine.<br> <br> 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...
$0 (11-16-2022 - IL)United States of America v. John Fodero
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with maintaining a drug house within 1000 feet of a school.<br> <br> John Fodero, age 53, 53, of Centralia, Illinois, was found guilty of maintaining a drug house within 1000 feet of a school. <br> <br> According to court documents, Fodero allowed numerous persons to utilize his residence to buy, <br> sell, and us... More...
$0 (02-01-2022 - IL)United States of America v. Michael Perryman
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with <br> possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possessing a firearm while a convicted felon charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <p> <br> In Spring 2018, as part of a large antidrug operation, the <br> Drug Enforcement ... More...
$0 (01-10-2022 - IL)United States of America v. Edwin Calligan
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possessing a firearm as a felon, importing a controlled substance and attempting to distribute a controlled substance charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The mother of Calligan's girlfriend owned the house at isâ€<br> sue and it was located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jonathan<br> G... More...
$0 (11-15-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Nestor Burgos
Chicago, IL - The United States of America charged Nestor Burgos with drug transportation and possession of a firarm with a silence in furtherance of drug trafficking.<br> <br> A Chiago suburban man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in transporting fentanyl and other drugs to the United States from China and selling it on the streets of Chicago.<br> <br> NESTOR BURGOS, 32, o... More...
$0 (11-27-2019 - IL)United States of America v. Seth Lashawn Hunter
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_img/rock-court2.jpg"><br> </center><br> Rockford, IL - Champaign Man Pleads Guilty to Charges of Attempted Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Heroin in Rockford<br> <br> A Champaign man pleaded guilty in federal court in Rockford before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to two drug trafficking charges.<br... More...
$0 (11-27-2018 - IL)United States of America v. Jason Laut
East St. Louis, IL - Former Paramedic Supervisor Convicted on 38 Counts Involving Tampering, Wire Fraud, Making False Statements and Identity Theft Regarding His Theft of Fentanyl and Morphine<br> <br> Jason Laut, 40, of O’Fallon, Illinois, was found guilty of 38 counts by a jury sitting in East St. Louis, Illinois. The jury convicted Laut on 38 counts, including six counts of wire fraud, 29 cou... More...
$0 (11-27-2017 - IL)United States of America v. Diante Davis and Markiease Cousins
Chicago, IL - Two Chicago Men Charged with Federal Drug and Firearm Violations in Connection with the Sale of Heroin on West Side<br> <br> Two Chicago men have been charged with federal drug and firearm violations for allegedly selling heroin out of a backyard in the North Lawndale neighborhood.<br> <br> DIANTE DAVIS and MARKIEASE COUSINS were arrested on Oct. 17, 2016, after they sold four zip-lo... More...
$0 (11-09-2016 - IL)Estate of Kathleen F. Adams v. Rosewood Care Center
Diana Obermuefeman, individually and on behalf of the and Estate of Kathleen F. Adams sued the Rosewood Care Center on a medical negligence (medical malpractice) theory claiming that she was given excessive pain medications while a patient at the defendant's nursing facility. <br> <br> The parties agreed that a fentanyl patch was placed on Ms. Adams' body at Anderson Hospital in Maryville on May 3... More...
$273000 (03-16-2013 - IL)Jessica J. Jelinek v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security
Jessica Jelinek's mother applied for supplemental security income on her daughter's behalf shortly before Jelinek's eighteenth birthday. She contended that Jelinek was disabled by a combination of mental impairments (including bipolar disorder) and by physical impairments resulting from a 2005 car accident. An administrative law judge found Jelinek's collective impairments severe but not disabli... More...
$0 (11-07-2011 - IL)John DiCosolo v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
¶ 1 Defendants, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and ALZA Corporation, appeal from an $18 million judgment in favor of plaintiff, John DiCosolo, as administrator of the estate of Janice V. DiCosolo, deceased, for noneconomic damages entered in a wrongful death product liability case involving the Duragesic® prescription transdermal patch that they manufactured and distributed. Defendants raise s... More...
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