Illinois Forcible Entry Law
<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. Edwin Bonilla Mendoza </h2> </center>
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry of a previously removed alien. Edwin Bonilla Mendoza, was accused of knowingly being the United States without permission after previouosly been removed from the country.... More...
$ (04-06-2026 - 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)State of Illinois v. Darius Bowdry, Harvey fisher, Alton Jackson, Kellen McMiller, Dujuan Wingard, Anthony Hemphill, and Keth Perkins
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers representing the Defendants charged with criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First-Degree Murder, Burglary, and Retail Theft. <br> <br> <br> "This case is a heartbreaking example of the threat that these organized retail theft operations pose to the entire community. Not only is the economic vitality of our city compromised by ... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - IL)Anushka Bubey, et al. v. Department of Homeland Security
Chicago, Illinois, immigration lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking review of adverse administrative decisions made by HHS.<br> <br> Five citizens of India, who came to the United States as students with F-1 visas, returned home for short periods and sought reentry. Officials at the air- ports where they arrived revoked their visas. The officials ordered expedited removal with respect to fou... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - 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)In re Marriage of Kathy Bremer and James Bremer
<h2><br> Wheaton, Illinois family law lawyers represented the husband and wife in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> ¶ 4 The parties were married in July 1995. They began living separate and apart in November 2002. Kathy filed a verified petition for legal separation in Kane County in September 2003 (case No. 03-DK-1263). James failed to appear and was found in default. The court entered a judgment of... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - IL)Lashawn Garrett v. Walmart, Inc.
<h2><br> Chicago, Illinois personal injury premises liability lawyers represented the Plaintiff.<br> <h2><br> <br> JOINT STIPULATION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER<br> <br> The parties to this action, Plaintiff Tracey Garrett ("Plaintiff") and Defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Walmart" or "Defendant"), by their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and request that the Court enter a mutual protec... More...
$0 (08-26-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Walter Geovanni Arteta-Gonzalez; Santos Fernando Zepeda-Arteta </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Ill criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Firearms in Springfield </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Non-Citizens Illegally Present in the United States Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Firearms in Springfield</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Wal... More...
$0 (07-12-2024 - IL)United States of America v. Kewan Tillman
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking a vehicle at gunpoint while a woman and her two children were inside.<br> <br> On the afternoon of July 27, 2022, at Thorntons gas station in Posen, Ill. The woman was entering the driver's seat of her Kia Optima when Kewan Tillman approached, pointed a loaded handgun at her, and demanded the key. The vi... More...
$0 (09-27-2023 - IL)Joseph A. Kafka and Todd Kafka v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
New York City, New York commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a securities fraud theory.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs Joseph A. Kafka and Todd Kafka (collectively, the "Kafkas†or "Plaintiffsâ€) bring this purported class action on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, against Wells Fargo Securities, LLC ("WFS†or "Defendantâ... More...
$0 (09-15-2023 - IL)United States of America v. Rishi Shah, Shradha Agarwal and Brad Purdy
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with frauds and swindles, bank fraud, and wire fraud.<br> <br> <br> In 2006, Shah and Agarwal founded a company called Outcome Health to sell electronic advertising on screens in doctor's office waiting rooms. The company grew rapidly. To fund expansion, the company obtained a $110 million loan in early 2016, followed by a $... More...
$0 (04-11-2023 - IL)United States of America v. Alex Banta
Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the civil rights of another personal with deprivation resulting in bodily injury and death and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of an inmate.<br> <table><br> <h1> <br> <center> <br> <P> <br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Springfield_IL_Fed.png" ... More...
$0 (03-16-2023 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Christopher Abernathy
Following a jury trial, defendant, Christopher Abernathy, was found guilty of the murder, attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and armed robbery of Kristina Hickey. Defendant was sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment for the murder, 30 years' imprisonment for the armed robbery and 30 years' imprisonment for the aggravated criminal sexual assa... More...
$0 (09-20-1989 - IL)United States of America v. Emmitt T. Tiner
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, extortion, sending interstate communications with the intent to extort, healthcare fraud, money laundering, and conducting financial transactions with criminally derived proceeds.<br> <br> Emmitt T. Tiner, agte 55, of O'Fallon, Illinois, admitted that he extorted more than $2,000,000 from two local <br> ... More...
$0 (11-18-2022 - IL)In re the Marriage of Laura Mostofi and C. John Mostofi
Chicago, Illinois family law lawyers represent the parties in a divorce case involving alimony.<br> <br> <br> ¶ 3 Laura and John were married on September 2, 2000. The parties have two children, both of whom were in high school at the time of the hearing on John's motion to modify maintenance. Laura filed her petition for dissolution of marriage on October 19, 2016. On August 24, 2017, the trial ... More...
$0 (05-13-2022 - IL)United States of America v. Muhammad Ateeq
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in t a health care fraud scheme and money laundering conspiracy.<br> <br> Muhammad Ateeq, 33, of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, was worked in the Islamabad office of Home Health Care Consulting, an entity that controlled Medicare billing and maintenance of electronic medical records for over 20 home health agencies locat... More...
$0 (02-22-2022 - 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. Ana Alverez
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with thirteen counts stemming from her participation in a scheme involving the creation of hundreds of fake credit cards. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <center><b><h2> A. Alverez's Conviction, First Restitution Order, and<br> First Appeal</center></b></h2><br> <br> In 2015, Alverez—with two ... More...
$0 (01-10-2022 - IL)Nathson Fields v. City of Chicago
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented Plaintiff-Appellee with asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against the City of Chicago and individuals including several Chicago police officers as well as two former Cook County prosecutors. He claims they fabricated evidence and withholding exculpatory evidence in a criminal investigat... More...
$0 (12-08-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Lloyd Robl
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of wire fraud for falsely holding himself out as a licensed and insured asbestos abatement contractor and one count of knowingly releasing asbestos in to the ambient air charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br><br>The Underlying Criminal Activity Mr. Robl worked as a self-employed as... More...
$0 (11-15-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Todd Stands Alone
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a inflicting bodily injury to a federal officer charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On March 1, 2018, Todd Stands Alone was imprisoned at <br> a federal correctional facility in Oxford, Wisconsin. That evening Correctional Officer Shay Decker inspected Stands <br> Alone's cell, where ... More...
$0 (11-14-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Adam Sprenger
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with four charges relating to the production, transportation, and possession of child pornography charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Adam Sprenger was indicted on four charges relating to <br> the production, transportation, and possession of child pornography: count 1 charged production... More...
$0 (11-14-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Manuela Chavez
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL -Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with <br> conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin and distribution of heroin chargers. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The evidence at trial principally consisted of testimony from law enforcement officers and the informant Slater, <br> as well as the recording... More...
$0 (09-29-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Elston Stevenson
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a one count of possession of a firearm by a felon charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On November 22, 2017, mourners gathered at a funeral at <br> a cemetery in Evergreen Park, Illinois. During the burial, Stevenson drew a revolver and fired one shot into the grave. He <br> then wave... More...
$0 (09-29-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Edward Soybel
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with f 12 counts of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Industrial-supply company <br> W.W. Grainger was the victim of a series of cyberattacks <br> against its computer systems in 2016. Grainger isolated the <br> source of the intrusions to a si... More...
$0 (09-29-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Kevin O. Johnson
Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with bankruptcy fraud.<br> <br> Kevin O. Johnson, also known as "K.O. Johnson,†55, of Sycamore, Ill., was convicted Friday on four counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of making a false entry in a document in a bankruptcy proceeding, one count of withholding records from the Bankruptcy Trustee, and one count of concea... More...
$0 (08-16-2021 - IL)ISABELLA NARTEY v. FRANCISCAN HEALTH HOSPITAL
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Medical Malpractice lawyer represented defendant with claiming treatment did not comply with federal and state law claim. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> During the afternoon of August 3, 2016, paramedics<br> rushed Millicent Nartey to the hospital after she complained<br> of being unable to support her weight. She arrived at Francisâ€<br> ... More...
$0 (07-29-2021 - IL)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JACOB K. WESSEL,
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a being a felon in possession of a firearm charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On August 11, 2016, when Wessel was about 31, someone<br> reported to police that he talked about suicide and stole a car. <br> When police found the car and Wessel, he ran. They cornered <br> him and ordered him ... More...
$0 (07-28-2021 - IL)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MICHAEL COSCIA MICHAEL COSCIA v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with six counts of commodities fraud and six counts of spoofing charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Mr. Coscia's Trading Activity<br> Michael Coscia was the principal of a futures trading <br> firm, Panther Trading LLC. He traded commodity futures <br> contracts on electronic exchanges operated ... More...
$0 (07-27-2021 - IL)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. OSCAR CALAN-MONTIEL
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with an alien who reenter the United States, without permission, after a removal order charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Oscar Calan-Montiel, a citizen <br> of Mexico, entered the United States without color of legal <br> right to be here. He was caught in 2010 and ordered removed. <br> Federal... More...
$0 (07-27-2021 - IL)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. TRAVIS TUGGLE
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with conspiring to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, at least 50 grams of methamphetamine and at least 500 grams of a mixture containing methamphetamine charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> Between 2013 and 2016, several law enforcement agencies <br> investigated a large me... More...
$0 (07-27-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Jeremiah Harris, a/k/a Jerry Harris
Chicago, Illinois sex crime criminal defense lawyer representing defendant charged with child pornography and traveling to engage in sexual conduct with a minor.<br> <br> JEREMIAH HARRIS, 22, of Naperville, Ill., pleaded guilty in February to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. U.S. District Judge Manish S. Shah... More...
$0 (07-15-2022 - IL)United States of America v. Dr. Yun Sup Kim
<center><br> <img width="400" src="https://i2.wp.com/www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/East_St._LouisFED.png"><br> </center><br> <br> East St. Louis, IL - The United States of America charged Dr. Yun Sup Kim, age 49, with Medicaid fraud.<br> <br> The case against Kim arose from a regulatory audit initiated in 2015 after claims data showed Kim<br> had performed more cavity fillings and s... More...
$0 (08-27-2020 - IL)4SEMO.com, Inc. v. Southern Illinois Storm Shelters, Inc.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/MelvinPrice-web_4684335743658526040.png"><br> </center><br> This appeal involves a long-running trademark dispute over ownership and misuse of a word-mark and logo for below-ground storm shelters. The story begins in 2005 when a Missouri-based home-remodeling firm known as 4SEMO.com Inc. began selling storm shelters manu... More...
$0 (10-08-2019 - IL)United States of America v. Laurie Helfer
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/slideshows/slides/red_thing.jpg?itok=hejB-_CT"><br> </center><br> Chicago, IL - Suburban Tax Professional Guilty of Preparing and Filing More Than 160 Fraudulent Tax Returns<br> <br> A suburban tax professional has pleaded guilty to preparing and filing more than 160 fraudulent tax returns in an ... More...
$0 (04-27-2019 - IL)United States of America v. Deandre Cherry
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Dirksen_Federal_Building.jpg/200px-Dirksen_Federal_Building.jpg"><br> </center><br> Deandre Cherry’s heroin customers<br> had been complaining about the poor quality of his supply,<br> so on a rainy night in May 2012, he drove into a parking lot in<br> Markham, Illinois hoping to exchange his inventory o... More...
$0 (04-08-2019 - IL)United States of America v. Donald Wanjiku
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Dirksen_Federal_Building.jpg/200px-Dirksen_Federal_Building.jpg"><br> </center><br> Donald Wanjiku pled guilty to one<br> count of transportation of child pornography in violation of 18<br> U.S.C. § 2252A, but he retained his right to appeal the district<br> court’s denial of his motion to suppress the ... More...
$0 (03-19-2019 - IL)Paul Regains v. City of Chicago
<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a><br> <font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> The Illinois Sex Offender Registration<br> Act (SORA) requires sex offenders to register with the police.<br> Because he did not have a permanent addr... More...
$0 (03-14-2019 - IL)Lajim, LLC v. General Electric Company
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Dirksen_Federal_Building.jpg/200px-Dirksen_Federal_Building.jpg"><br> </center><br> Plaintiffs-appellants purchased land<br> near a former General Electric Company manufacturing plant<br> that had operated for sixty years; the plant leached toxic<br> chemicals that seeped into the groundwater. The Illinois... More...
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