Stories Tagged ‘Illinois Northern District’
By Stephanie Woodrow | February 10, 2022 3:24 pm
The former Illinois governor entered a plea of “innocent,” rather than “not guilty” to new charges brought against him by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald.
Tags: Illinois, Illinois Northern District, James B. Zagel, Northern District of Illinois, Patrick Fitzgerald, Rod Blagojevich, Sam Adam Jr
By Stephanie Woodrow | February 8, 2022 11:27 am
David Hoffman, who was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Chicago under Patrick Fitzgerald, finished a strong second in last week’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary.
Tags: Chicago, David Hoffman, Illinois Northern District, Northern District of Illinois, Richard M. Daley
By Stephanie Woodrow | February 5, 2022 10:41 am
As had been expected, a revised indictment — minus “honest services fraud” charages — was handed down against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Tags: Alonzo Monk, honest services, honest services fraud, Illinois, Illinois Northern District, John Harris, Northern District of Illinois, Patrick Fitzgerald, Randall Samborn, Robert Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Sheldon Sorosky
By Stephanie Woodrow | February 3, 2022 11:11 am
David Hoffman, who was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Chicago under Patrick Fitzgerald, came in second in the Democratic Senate primary behind Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.
Tags: Alexi Giannoulias, Barack Obama, Cheryle Robinson Jackson, David Hoffman, Don Lowery, Illinois, Illinois Northern District, Jacob Meister, John Arrington, Kathleen Martin, Mark Kirk, Northern District of Illinois, Patrick Fitzgerald, Patrick Hughes, President Obama, Randall Samborn, Robert Jones, Robert Marshall, Roland Burris, Scott Lassar, Sean Berkowitz, Stan Jagla, Thom Karmik
By Stephanie Woodrow | December 8, 2021 2:21 pm
The U.S. Attorney’s office headed by Patrick Fitzgerald plans to separate the charges against the former Illinois governor in order to prevent the case from being delayed.
Tags: honest services, honest services fraud, Illinois, Illinois Northern District, Northern District of Illinois, Patrick Fitzgerald, Reid Schar, Rod Blagojevich
By Stephanie Woodrow | October 27, 2021 3:23 pm
David H. Hoffman is running for President Obama’s old Senate seat on an anti-corruption platform. He has asked his fellow former prosecutors for $150 each.
Tags: Alexi Giannoulias, Barack Obama, Cheryle Robinson Jackson, David Hoffman, Hatch Act, illinoi, Illinois Northern District, Jacob Meister, John Gallo, Lori Lightfoot, Northern District of Illinois, Patrick Fitzgerald, President Obama, Randall Samborn, Robert Jones, Robert Marshall, Roland Burris, Scott Lassar, Sean Berkowitz, Stan Jagla, Thom Karmik
By Andrew Ramonas | July 7, 2022 11:45 am
The Illinois senator recommended that Southern District U.S. Attorney A. Courtney Cox keep his job, or be replaced by lawyer Stephen Wigginton. Durbin also recommended two Assistant U.S. Attorneys to replace Illinois Central District U.S. Attorney Rodger Heaton.
Tags: A. Courtney Cox, Dick Durbin, Gregory Harris, Illinois, Illinois Central District, Illinois Northern District, Illinois Southern District, James Lewis, Patrick Fitzgerald, Rodger Heaton, Stephen Wigginton, U.S. Attorney nominations
