Here’s the headline about the ICE detention floor of the McHenry County Jail that McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren initiated: How detaining undocumented immigrants became a $10M cash cow for McHenry County You can read the story here. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Keith Nygren
More of Federal Judge Frederick Kapala’s decision that Scott Milliman was not wrongfully discharged by Sheriff Keith Nygren: Milliman’s 2014 Deposition in this Case In his deposition in this case, taken in September 2014, Milliman said that he was not maintaining … Continue reading
From Judge Frederick Kapala’s court decision dismissing former McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman’s suit for wrongful dismissal: Events Following Milliman’s 2010 Deposition After Milliman gave his 2010 deposition, Nygren and his subordinate, defendant Undersheriff Andrew Zinke, received copies of … Continue reading
This is part of Judge Frederick Kapala’s decision against former McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman’s in his suit for wrongful termination. Milliman’s Deposition in the Seipler Case Seven years later, on November 23, 2010, Milliman testified at a deposition … Continue reading
Former Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman has lost his wrongful dismissal Federal case against the Sheriff’s Department when Keith Nygren was in charge. Now three year’s into predecessor Bill Prim’s term, the case was dismissed on august 4th by Judge Frederick … Continue reading
Tucked away in a July 15th article on Woodstock Advocate, a blog published infrequently by Gus Philpott, is this speculative tidbit: Then recall McHenry County’s good ol’ boy former sheriff. I hear he is headed back to McHenry County. Guess … Continue reading
Back in October, 2014, right before Sheriff Keith Nygren went out of office, a suit was filed by Crystal Lake’s Pete Sonneville against Sheriff’s Deputies for entering his home on East Crystal Lake Avenue without authorization. You can read the details … Continue reading
After a period during which internet searchers couldn’t find much about former McHenry County resident Dave Bachmann, he’s reactivated his blog, McHenry County Secrets. Bachmann has written about his favorite subjects: Keith Nygren Andy Zinke … Continue reading
Two days ago, McHenry County Blog reported on the shredding of ten tons of paper by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department during the tail end of Keith Nygren’s term. More details are contained in the following internal following audit findings … Continue reading
The most astounding revelation of McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim when he spoke to the McHenry County Board Tuesday morning was that the Sheriff’s Office “lost ten tons of documents that were shredded–20,000 pounds.” If a ream of paper (500 … Continue reading
Kevin Craver of the Northwest Herald doesn’t use that word in his Saturday article: Some McHenry County agencies returning military surplus vehicles amid increased scrutiny Northwest Herald Several local governments that got vehicles under the previous McHenry County Sheriff’s administration … Continue reading
Here’s the headline and first paragraph of the article that The First Electric Newspaper’s Pete Gonigam wrote about publishing the document that reported on the investigation of Chief Deputy Sheriff Andy Zinke’s involvement in a DEA probe. The report was … Continue reading
And here’s the settlement document: On the last page there are signature places for Mary Gardner, Gonigam’s attorney, the McHenry County Sheriff and one for the County of McHenry. … Continue reading
Pete Gonigam, Publisher of the First Electric Newspaper, sued McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nyrgen when the former top cop refused to release the report about an investigation of his Chief Deputy and chosen replacement Andy Zinke. Mary Gardner was Gonigam’s … Continue reading
Former Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman filed a wrongful termination suit against the Keith Nygren Sheriff’s regime. The lawyer’s fees started for McHenry County in August, 2011. They have been getting higher every month. Most of the legal fees have gone … Continue reading
Former Sheriff Keith Nygren had an off-the-County Treasurer’s books checking account called the “Inmate Profit Fund.” Deposits came from what McHenry County Jail inmates paid for things at the commissary and other similar sources. The de-centralized checking account was not … Continue reading
New information finds that the 2006-2012 bank statements, ledgers and support documents were destroyed along with other jail documents. Not to worry though. The destruction was “accidental.” For what it’s worth, that’s not what an anonymous letter to me said, … Continue reading
According to Pete Gonigam’s article on Thursday’s Freedom of Information Act hearing on attorney’s fees, there was an additional $5,000 fine ordered by Judge Thomas Meyer. It was levied “against the Sheriff’s Office last month for ‘willfully’ withholding the report,” Gonigam … Continue reading
$78,299.96 to be exact. That’s what it will cost taxpayers because former McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren refused to provide information that a decision of the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Division said he should make available under the Freedom … Continue reading