Mahomet man guilty of child porn and sexual exploitation sentenced to jail

A sexual predator who took pictures of nude or partially clothed young women in secret for several years was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment in a federal jail on Monday, November 25. Fifty-nine-year-old Mahomet resident Michael Denight admitted his guilt to possessing child pornography and in sexually exploiting a minor last May. Denight’s case was...

Criminal Defense

November 21st, 2013

Boston crime boss sentenced to life imprisonment

On Thursday, November 14, notorious Boston crime boss, James “Whitey” Bulger, was sentenced to life in prison. Judge Denise J. Casper of Federal District Court handed him two consecutive life sentences plus a five-year jail term. Last August, Bulger, 84, was convicted of an array of crimes including 31 counts of racketeering, 11 murders, extortion,...

Criminal Defense

November 4th, 2013

Chris Brown faces felony assault charges after DC fight

Grammy award-winning R&B singer Chris Brown appeared in court Monday, October 28 after being charged with felony assault for his involvement in an altercation near a Washington, D.C. hotel the weekend prior. Brown and another person were given felony assault charges on Sunday, October 27 for engaging in a fight that began at around 4:30...

Criminal Defense

October 23rd, 2013

Cleveland murder suspect pleads not guilty

Accused rapist and murderer Elias Acevedo, 49, was arraigned on October 21, and has entered a not guilty plea before Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Joseph Russo. Acevedo was charged with a 293-count indictment Thursday, October 17 for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of Christina Adkins and Pamela Pemberton almost 19 years ago on Cleveland’s near...

Criminal Defense

October 4th, 2013

Graduate student arrested for the alleged murder of ex-girlfriend

Graduate student Yongfei Ci was arraigned on September 30 after being arrested for the alleged murder of his ex-girlfriend, Mengchen Huang. Ms. Huang was reported murdered on September 27 by a female friend who was present in Huang’s Champaign-Urbana apartment where the attack took place. Police were able to track Ci’s cellphone and arrest him...

Criminal Defense

September 30th, 2013

Champaign County files felony theft charges against the University of Illinois band’s ex-director

Felony theft charges, specifically two counts of theft over $10,000, have been filed against 48-year-old Robert Rumbelow, the former band director at the University of Illinois, on Friday, September 20 by Champaign County prosecutors, headed by Assistant State Attorney Steve Ziegler, for allegedly selling school musical instruments and keeping the money for himself. According to Ziegler, Rumbelow...

Criminal Defense

September 26th, 2013

Defense team for Carly Rousso challenges Constitutionality of statute

The defense team for a 19-year-old who allegedly killed a little girl in a vehicular accident during which the defendant was allegedly driving under the influence of inhalants filed a motion on Wednesday, September 18 that challenges the Constitutionality of the state statute under which she was charged, saying it is “vague.” Carly Rousso pleaded...

Criminal Defense

September 12th, 2013

Hearing on U.S. Naval Academy sexual assault case coming to an end

On Tuesday, September 3, the hearing regarding charges of sexual assault against a female U.S. Naval Academy student concluded with Special Agent Michelle Robinson testifying from Bahrain through video teleconference that the alleged victim of rape confessed to her that she herself wasn’t sure whether she voluntarily agreed to have sexual intercourse with the men...

Criminal Defense

August 28th, 2013

Oscar Pistorius charged with murder

Twenty-six-year-old South African double-amputee marathon runner Oscar Pistorius, who claims he shot 30-year-old girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14 because he mistook her for an intruder in their house, was indicted on Monday, August 19 for murder and illegal possession of ammunition. He is set to undergo trial at the High Court in Pretoria, the...

Drug Crime Defense

August 6th, 2013

Marijuana found in one of Justin Beiber’s tour buses

Prior to Canadian teen singer Justin Bieber’s performance at the Joe Louis Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, June 28, police authorities confiscated a sufficient amount of marijuana for personal use from one of his tour buses. According to an e-mail sent by U.S. Customs and Border Protection chief public liaisons officer Kenneth Hammond...

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