Law Enforcement Could Expand Surveillance Capabilities Through Private Companies There is a growing trend of private companies working with law enforcement or creating work arounds to collect privately recorded data and sharing it with them for investigative purposes,...
Two MLB Players Arrested on Federal Charges Federal criminal indictments were unsealed Sunday against two Cleveland Guardian pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, alleging that the two accepted bribes in order to “rig bets on pitches thrown” during MLB games. Both...
Federal Charges for Online Threats Against President and Law Enforcement Recently, a suburban Chicago man, Trent Schneiger of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, was charged in the Northern District of Illinois with making a threat against President Trump after he uploaded a...
Downstate Jury Finds Sean Grayson Guilty of Second-Degree Murder After nearly 12 hours of deliberations, a jury in Sangamon County, Illinois found former Sheriff Deputy Sean Grayson guilty of the charge of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, a...
What Diddy’s Experience Says About the Federal Penal System Recently, Sean “Diddy” Combs had a release date calculated and entered onto the Bureau of Prison’s (“BOP”) website, currently set for May 8, 2028. Earlier this year, Mr. Combs was sentenced to 50 months...
Police Charged with Illegally Selling Guns In was recently revealed in several indictments that four former and current Campton Hills law enforcement officials, including the former Police Chief, are accused of illegally selling guns taken from the evidence room of...
Alaska Pilot Appeals States Seizure of Plane Over Cases of Beer In 2012 an Alaskan pilot, Ken Jouppi, was arrested and charged with knowingly transporting alcohol into the town of Beaver, Alaska, a remote community not accessible by car which prohibits alcohol. One of...
If an individual or entity is charged with and convicted of a federal criminal offense, whether through a negotiated plea agreement, plea declaration, or after being found guilty after trial, a defendant will be sentenced according the “Federal Sentencing Guidelines.”...
Unfortunately, the short answer is it depends. It is not entirely straight forward and depends on a multitude of factors. In general, law enforcement is prohibited from searching a vehicle without a search warrant under the rights guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment,...
In Illinois, it is possible to expunge and/or seal your criminal record, depending on the type of criminal charge, the outcome of the case, and how much time has passed since the disposition of the case and/or sentence. Below are general answers to common questions...
