Minute orders by Federal Judge Frederick Kapala, sitting in Rockford, announce a so-far undisclosed settlement of a case brought by 61-year old Peter Matwijiw against the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department. Matwijiw was injured on July 3, 2009, by Deputy Robert … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: HOME HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATOR SENTENCED TO 20 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND KICKBACK SCHEME ROCKFORD — An Elmhurst, Ill., woman was sentenced today in federal court to 20 … Continue reading
Meanwhile in an alternative universe, McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren told the Northwest Herald, “Our officers did nothing wrong. “Our people did the right thing, and I support them 100 percent.” The headline above is excerpted from that part of … Continue reading
This is the third installment of how Zane Seipler’s attorney Blake Horwitz is defending against a motion for sanctions that, if granted, would end the wrongful termination suit that the now-reinstated Deputy has filed against McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren … Continue reading
Sheriff Keith Nygren, et al’s attorney James Sotos filed motions for sanctions, including dismissal of Zane Seipler’s wrongful termination suit because documents that had been sealed were posted to a blog from his home’s computer. After Sotos completed his side … Continue reading
I spent the day in Rockford’s new Federal Courthouse. Good looking building, completed by the General Services Administration only about a year and a half behind schedule with the last repair being the installation of a new air conditioner on … Continue reading
In a fight to determine whether Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler’s case will be dismissed because of the release of secret court documents by his wife on a blog, Seipler’s attorney Blake Horwitz and Sheriff Keith Nygren’s Attorney James Sotos faced … Continue reading
Rockford Federal Judge Frederick Kopola has refused to dismiss another case filed against the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department. You can read his May 4, 2012, decision below (some paragraphs have been broken up in order to make the text easier … Continue reading
This is the final installment of Zane Seipler’s attorney Blake Horwitz’ request that sanctions be levied against McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren for actions taken by Nygren, his staff and his attorney James Sotos. Paragraphing and formatting has been added … Continue reading
Major parts of the case filed July 17, 2009, by Crystal Lake senior citizens Jerome and Carla Pavlin against McHenry County has withstood attempts to have it dismissed and will go to trial in Federal Judge Frederick Kapala’s new Rockford … Continue reading
Woodstock defense attorney Mark Gummerson was the man that Algonquin attorney Jason Smiekel got to represent him when Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Explosives arrested him in a murder-for-hire plot the first week of August. Gummerson … Continue reading
The Daily Herald’s Chuck Keeshan again scoops all other local papers in reporting that Edward F. Bachner IV, the guy who is charged with possession of the deadly toxin derived from puffer fish. The Lake in the Hills guy stays … Continue reading
The Daily Herald’s Chuck Keeshan again scoops all other local papers in reporting that Edward F. Bachner IV, the guy who is charged with possession of the deadly toxin derived from puffer fish. The Lake in the Hills guy stays … Continue reading
