Thursday, April 4, 2013
All three men had arraignment hearings in DuPage County court on Monday, Pioneer Local reports.
All three men charged in the March 7 robbery of a juvenile that took place in an unincorporated area near Clarendon Hills plead not guilty in DuPage County court Monday, according to Pioneer Local. Kelechekwu Akuba, Leverenzel Booth and Jerron Wilbut made their pleas during separate hearings in front of Judge John Kinsella, who according to Pioneer Local informed the men that the state's attorney had filed aggravated robbery and armed robbery charges against the men in addition to the original robbery charges. The armed robbery charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, Pioneer Local reports. Akuba, of Romeoville, Booth, of Darien, and Wilbut, of Willowbrook, were all charged after they stole money and property from the …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
According to a filing from the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Kathleen Niew “presents a continuing danger to the public.”
The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission has filed a rare petition to immediately suspend the law license of Kathleen Niew, the Oak Brook-based lawyer and radio host from Burr Ridge accused of mishandling millions in clients’ funds, the Chicago Tribune reports. Along with her husband Stanley, Niew, 56, was found partially liable in February for $2.3 million in damages to an Oak Park couple’s trust. According to the suit, Niew persuaded them to transfer $2.3 million into trust accounts she managed before her firm removed the money and used those funds for their own benefit. Niew also had her license to sell insurance revoked in February; the Tribune discovered lawsuits that "allege she improperly took hundreds of thousands of …
Monday, March 18, 2013
A judge overruled attorneys' objections and will allow cameras in the trial of Willow Springs resident Johnny Borizov, set to begin next month, for a Darien triple-murder.
The trial of a man charged with plotting the murder of three Darien residents will be open to photographers and videographers, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday, a first in DuPage County according to the newspaper. Johnny Borizov of Willow Springs will be on trial beginning April 16 for the murder of Jeffrey, Lori and Michael Kramer, who were shot to death in March 2010 by Jacob Nodarse in a scheme, prosecutors allege, plotted by Borizov and meant to kill Angela Kramer, daughter of Jeffrey and Lori, sister of Michael, and father of Borizov's son. Angela Kramer was in the house at the time and survived by hiding in a closet and dialing 911, officials have said. Nodarse pleaded guilty in 2011 to a single murder count in a deal with …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Kathleen and Stanley Niew were ruled to be liable for damages related to $2.3 million that went missing while under their law firm's management.
Burr Ridge resident Kathleen Niew, her husband, and their law firm were found Tuesday to be responsible for mishandling more than $2 million an Oak Park couple transferred into trust accounts managed by Niew, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday night. The Trib reports DuPage County Circuit Judge Bonnie Wheaton submitted a "partial judgment of liability" against Kathleen and Stanley Niew, a candidate in this spring's Burr Ridge School District 180 board election, though the amount the couple will pay out is not yet known. Read the full Chicago Tribune story here. Jamal and Leda Khoury, the Oak Park couple, have alleged Niew, president of Oak Brook-based Niew Legal Partners, persuaded them to transfer $2.3 million into trust accounts she …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Patch covers happenings in major court cases, including a former Wheaton man's charges of hiring a fellow inmate to kill two public officials and two others and a Naperville man's sexual exploitation trial.
Wheaton: A judge recently ruled that DuPage prosecutors used an improper tactic to bring a murder-for-hire suspect in for questioning. However, Judge George Bakalis decided the information obtained in the interview, and ultimately the charges filed against Gordon Vanderark, would have been no different if the tactic had not been used, records show. Vanderark is charged with trying to hire a fellow prison inmate to kill a DuPage County Judge and assistant state's attorney tied to a previous felony conviction that landed Vanderark in prison. Prosecutors used a confidential source to learn about Vanderark's plan and set up a "ruse" hearing on an unrelated issue to have Vanderark brought back from the Centralia Correctional Center. Once in …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Patch reports updates in major court cases, including an evaluation for a man suspected of murder and the unknown whereabouts of a carjacking suspect.
Lisle: A second man charged in a July 7-Eleven robbery has pleaded guilty for his part in the incident, records show. Antonio Finley, 21, pleaded guilty to a robbery charge and was sentenced to six years in prison as part of a deal with prosecutors, who dropped several other counts against Finley. He was given credit for four months in DuPage County Jail and received a recommendation of a prison boot camp, which could shorten his prison time. In October, 17-year-old Steven Gayden was sentenced to four years in prison in connection to the robbery. He also was given a boot camp recommendation. Two other men - DeShaun Wilson and Antwan James - have related cases that are pending. Related: Naperville: A Naperville man will be evaluated once …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Patch catches you up on some of DuPage County's high-profile court cases.
The following are recent developments in notable DuPage County court cases: Glen Ellyn—When former firefighter David Garmoe returns to court Nov. 16 in his theft case, it could be to finalize a plea. Courtrecords show Garmoe's attorney and prosecutors met with the judge to discuss plea negotiations during an Oct. 26 hearing. Garmoe, the former treasurer of the Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company, has pleaded not guilty to stealing $260,000 from the organization. If a deal, which would most likely involve restitution, cannot be reached, the case is expected to be scheduled for a trial date, records state. Lisle/Naperville—Ladislav Fromelius, the former Naperville man who pleaded guilty to soliciting an undercover police officer to attack a …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Patch recaps happenings in major court cases, including an update in a lawsuit against adult film star Jenna Jameson, a plea in the shooting death of a Hinsdale South graduate and a plea in a 7-Eleven robbery.
Willowbrook: A Willowbrook man charged in the shooting death of a Hinsdale South High School graduate has pleaded not guilty. Juan Cuellar denied a five-count murder indictment during an Oct. 22 hearing. He remains held without bond in DuPage County Jail. Prosecutors allege Cuellar drove up on 18-year-old Joshua Holmes as he walked near the Lake Hinsdale Terrace apartments and fired six times, hitting Holmes who later died. Cuellar is scheduled to return to court Nov. 27. Cuellar's mother, 42-year-old Elva Hernandez, also pleaded not guilty this week to obstruction of justice charges. She concealed the gun Cuellar used in the shooting, according to the indictment against her. Court records show Hernandez wanted her bail reduced to $30,000…
Monday, October 1, 2012
Patch catches you up on some of DuPage County's high-profile court cases.
The following are recent developments in notable DuPage County court cases: Elmhurst—An 18-year-old Bellwood man has pleaded not guilty to attempted predatory sex assault of a child and other charges in connection to an August incident in an Elmhurst park. Prosecutors allege Nikolai Anderson, who also is charged with sexual exploitation of a child and indecent solicitation of a child, exposed himself to two girls, ages 12 and 14, and asked one of the girls to perform a sex act. Anderson denied the charges during a Sept. 26 hearing. He returns to court in November. Naperville—A McCullom Lake woman has been placed on 30 months of probation after her conviction on a charge neglecting her 82-year-old mother from Naperville in 2009. Brenda …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Patch catches you up on some of DuPage County's high-profile court cases.
The following are recent developments in notable DuPage County court cases: Darien—Attorneys in Johnny Borizov's triple murder case have their eyes on a new trial date in the 2010 case - April 2013. During a hearing this week, Judge Daniel Guerin gave the case its second scheduled trial date after a planned January trial was bumped because of an attorney's conflict. Borizov is accused in the shooting deaths of three members of the Kramer family in March 2010 in a scheme that intended to kill Angela Kramer, the mother of Borizov's son. Jacob Nodarse, Borizov's codefendant, pleaded guilty, but mentally ill, a year ago to a single murder count in a deal with prosecutors to secure his testimony against Borizov. Nodarse faces a minimum of 45 …
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