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...
In general, if someone is going to be involved with the legal system in any way, the first step is determining the proper venue or jurisdiction. In most cases in the United States, that would mean determining whether federal or state laws will control. Although many...
Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Chicago Creates New Section Devoted Entirely to Healthcare Fraud As we have previously covered, the Department of Justice on the whole has clearly renewed its focus on healthcare fraud, last month announcing the largest healthcare fraud...
Illinois Passes Law Allowing Schools to Address Online Harassment Using AI Recently the Illinois state legislature unanimously passed a bill through both the House of Representatives and Senate that would enable schools to punish students who use artificial technology...
