Homeless man receives 30 year sentence in Champaign

A 22-year-old homeless Champaign man was sentenced to 30 years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. The man was sentenced on Monday by a judge in central Illinois. Police accused the homeless man of molesting two young girls under the age of 13. The young man was...

Criminal Defense

May 14th, 2012

Champaign man charged with drug distribution, bond set at $1 million

The Champaign police department made an arrest today after a motor vehicle’s GPS system led them to an illegal drug distribution operation. A 31-year-old Champaign man is currently in jail on a $1 million bond in relation to charges stemming from the drug distribution sting. Police located the individual after following the GPS that was...

Theft and Fraud

May 8th, 2012

Robbery occurs at Champaign credit union

A credit union on West John Street was robbed around 10:20 a.m. this morning in Champaign. The theft occurred at the Central Illinois Credit Union when two masked males entered the building. One of the men flashed a handgun, and ordered four employees, and one customer to lay on the ground. The men exited the...

Criminal Defense

May 4th, 2012

Man pleads guilty in sexual assault case

A 31-year-old man has entered a guilty plea to a Champaign County Judge in regards to a sexual assault charge that was filed against him. The man admitted that in 2007 he had engaged in a sexual act with a female who was younger than 13. The young girl, who is now a teenager, revealed...

Criminal Defense

April 25th, 2012

The Roger Ebert film festival has begun in Champaign

The Champaign criminal defense lawyers of Bruno Law Offices have learned that the 14th annual Roger Ebert film festival has begun in Champaign. The film festival will take place at the Virginia Theatre. The festival will run until Sunday, and during that time there will be 13 different films screened at the theatre. This festival...

Criminal Defense

April 19th, 2012

Urbana apartment shooting leaves 1 injured

Early this morning a woman was shot in the shoulder at a north Urbana apartment complex. The 30-year-old woman was walking to the laundry room in her apartment complex around 2 a.m. when she noticed two men standing in the doorway, lingering. She returned a short while later for her laundry, and the men were...

Criminal Defense

April 11th, 2012

Hector Camacho turns himself in on child abuse charges

A man whose profession was centered on fighting other men will now be fighting child abuse charges that were filed against him at the end of 2011. The ex-boxer, Hector “Macho” Camacho, turned himself in to Florida authorities after he learned of a warrant that was circulating asking for his arrest. The charges, in relation...

Sex Crimes Defense

April 5th, 2012

Illinois man accused of sex crime

In Decatur, Illinois a 44-year-old man who works as a Sunday school teacher in a local church was charged with sexual assault of a minor. The man was accused of engaging in sexual acts with a 15-year-old girl inside the church. He allegedly also possesses photographs of the minor posing in the nude. The charges...

DUI Defense

March 23rd, 2012

Champaign man sentenced to 10 years in prison after DUI

A Champaign man has now been charged with a DUI after accident that left a child seriously injured. According to court officials, the accident occurred in 2011 and the man was charged with aggravated drunk driving as well as obstruction of justice for lying to police officials. After the collision, a 1-year-old boy was in...

Theft and Fraud

March 15th, 2012

Man admits to stealing $45,000 from church

A 54 year-old volunteer bookkeeper has admitted to stealing about $45,000 from a suburban Chicago church congregation. He pleaded guilty to theft charges earlier this week. The man says he used most of the money to pay for medical bills. He was charged last year when church officials noticed a significant amount of money was...

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