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
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
Haven’t seen this before. The U.S. Attorney’s Office references the use of a Lexus in its indictment of Algonquin attorney Jason Smiekel. It is described as “a facility of interstate commerce.” Take a look at Count 2 below: COUNT TWO … 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
