A press release from the U.S. Attorney from the Southern District of Illinois: CHICAGO JURY CONVICTS WOMAN FOR RETALIATING AGAINST After two days of testimony, a federal jury sitting in Chicago, Illinois, has returned a verdict finding Cherron Marie Phillips, who … Continue reading
Category Archives: Patrick Fitzgerald
[I got my timeline mixed up when I said that Rahm Emmanuel had a role as President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff in assigning Patrick Fitzgerald the prosecution of Scooter Libby. [I have moved the incorrect assertion to the bottom … Continue reading
A press release from U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald: STATEMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON RESIGNATION OF U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PATRICK FITZGERALD WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today on the resignation … Continue reading
If you are interested in Dave Bachmann’s take on what another Deputy that McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren fired said in the deposition that he gave in Zane Seipler’s Federal wrongful termination suit, another installment has been posted on Dirty … Continue reading
Former U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald has sent a letter to the editor endorsing his former State Senate colleague Chris Lauzen for the Chairmanship of the Kane County Board. Fitzgerald is best known for having been responsible for the installation of … Continue reading
Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass reminded me Sunday why I didn’t support former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney four years ago. He refused to say he would retain Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago’s U.S. Attorney. Call be crazy, but I don’t think … Continue reading
This is a long one and for that I apologize. But I want to have the basics of the U.S. Attorney’s case against former Governor George Ryan on McHenry County Blog and this seemed a good way to put it … Continue reading
John Harris, former Governor Rod Blagojevich’s chief of staff, has plead guilty to “participating in a scheme to commit wire fraud, including through the deprivation of honest services.” Harris admits that “from approximately October 2008 to on or about December … Continue reading
Freshman State Senator Dan Duffy, a businessman from Lake Barrington in Lake County, was touted for governor in Chicago Sun-Times columnist Steven Huntley’s column yesterday. In an piece entitled, “GOP looks to unusual suspectsfor gov race,” Duffy’s name pops up … Continue reading
The Barack Obama administration seems to be following in the footsteps of the George W. Bush administration. At least as far as tying up the resources used to prosecute political crime goes in Illinois. You will remember that Scooter Libby … Continue reading
Senior Federal Judge Milton Shadur sentence former Alderman Ed Vrdolyak to 5 years probation ripping into the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the lack of seriousness of the crime. There was also a $50,000 fine, which WBBM-Radio reporter John Cody said … Continue reading
April 7, 2009. That’s the new Rod Blagojevich indictment deadline being sought by Chicago’s United States Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. Too many tapped thousands of telephone calls to analyze. Too many new witnesses to interview. Too many potential defendants. Grand juries … Continue reading
April 7, 2009. That’s the new Rod Blagojevich indictment deadline being sought by Chicago’s United States Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. Too many tapped thousands of telephone calls to analyze. Too many new witnesses to interview. Too many potential defendants. Grand juries … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe, but Chicago’s United State’s Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is asking permission to give certain wire taps of Rod Blagojevich that led to his arrest to the Illinois House of Representatives Impeachment Committee. Fitzgerald seeks to reveal redacted … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe, but Chicago’s United State’s Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is asking permission to give certain wire taps of Rod Blagojevich that led to his arrest to the Illinois House of Representatives Impeachment Committee. Fitzgerald seeks to reveal redacted … Continue reading
STATEMENT OF U. S. ATTORNEY PATRICK J. FITZGERALD REGARDING THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED PUBLIC CORRUPTION IN ILLINOIS CHICAGO – Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today made the following statement in response to … Continue reading
STATEMENT OF U. S. ATTORNEY PATRICK J. FITZGERALD REGARDING THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED PUBLIC CORRUPTION IN ILLINOIS CHICAGO – Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today made the following statement in response to … Continue reading
Ed Vrdolyak is pleading guilty Fast Eddie has slowed down. Completely. He’s in his seventies and, like other older pols who have admitted to violating federal law, his run is over. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Judge Milton Shadur … Continue reading
Ed Vrdolyak is pleading guilty Fast Eddie has slowed down. Completely. He’s in his seventies and, like other older pols who have admitted to violating federal law, his run is over. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Judge Milton Shadur … Continue reading
First CVS for $36.7 million. Now Illinois-based Walgreens. $35 million. $1.25 million to the State of Illinois. No liability admitted, of course. Whistle blower Bernard Lisitza, a licensed pharmacist, will receive get just over $5 million. He is the same … Continue reading