A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Oak Lawn Real Estate Executive Arrested for Trying to Hire a Hit Man to Murder Attorney Who Filed Cases Against Him CHICAGO — An Oak Lawn real estate executive was charged today … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: CHICAGO AREA MAN INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE AND SOLICITING THE MURDER OF AN UNDERCOVER FBI AGENT CHICAGO ― A Hillside man was indicted today on federal charges for allegedly soliciting the … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Algonquin Attorney Sentenced to 8 1/2 Years on Federal Murder for Hire Charge Rockford-An Algonquin, Ill., attorney was sentenced today to by U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 8 1/2 … Continue reading
Despite his guilty plea agreement about a month ago, Algonquin attorney Jason Smiekel’s attorneys asked for a delay in sentencing in Rockford today, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The date set for the next attempt at sentencing is November … Continue reading
September 19th is the day that Algonquin attorney Jason Smiekel will learn his fate in his murder-for-hire scheme. He plead guilty in mid-April. Here’s the paperwork. You can find his indictment here. The affidavit that got him arrested is here. … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: ALGONQUIN ATTORNEY PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL MURDER FOR HIRE CHARGE ROCKFORD — An Algonquin, Ill., attorney pleaded guilty today to using an interstate facility, a cell phone, in a murder-for-hire scheme. In … Continue reading
Here is Algonquin attorney Jason Smiekel‘s guilty plea agreement: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) No. 11 CR 50055 vs. ) Judge Frederick J. Kapala )JASON W. SMIEKEL ) PLEA … Continue reading
Friday, the Chicago Sun-Times Jacob High School graduate reporter Natasha Korecki reported on the sentence of Bryon Lane for being convicted in a murder-for-hire plot. The details are in the paper, but I can’t find a link. What might be … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: ALGONQUIN MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL MURDER FOR HIRE CHARGES Rockford – An Algonquin, Ill. man was indicted today and charged with seven counts of using interstate facilities in a murder-for-hire scheme. The … Continue reading
The Court Order issued after the U.S. Attorney’s appeal of a pre-trial home detention ruling for Algonquin attorney Jason Smiekel by Magistrate Michael Mahoney in Rockford Federal Judge Frederick J. Kapala on August 11th follows: = = = = = Original … Continue reading
Here is the paperwork for the murder for hire arrest of Algonquin lawyer Jason W. Smiekel: = = = = = See also Aug 11, 2011, court order about Smiekel’s being kept in jail. = = = = = NORTHERN … Continue reading
Embedded in the Chicago Sun-Times story about the Lake in the Hills Puffer Fish Poison guy’s motives for ordering enough Tetrodotoxin or TTX to kill upwards of 200 people is this possible motivation: “Authorities are exploring whether Bachner was targeting … Continue reading
Embedded in the Chicago Sun-Times story about the Lake in the Hills Puffer Fish Poison guy’s motives for ordering enough Tetrodotoxin or TTX to kill upwards of 200 people is this possible motivation: “Authorities are exploring whether Bachner was targeting … Continue reading
