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Oct. 22 2020

Hiring the Right DUI Defense Attorney in Illinois

Posted By: Sami Azhari

Category:

DUI

When you’re facing DUI charges in Illinois, there’s one thing you can do that can have a huge impact on the outcome of your case: choose the right lawyer. Still, many people are unsure of where to even begin looking for an attorney to represent them when the need arises. Luckily, finding [...]

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Oct. 7 2020

Isn’t All Sexual Abuse in Illinois Criminal?

Posted By: Sami Azhari

Category:

Sex Crimes Sexual Abuse

If you’ve heard the term “criminal sexual abuse,” it might make you wonder: Isn’t all sexual abuse a crime? The short answer is yes. So then why isn’t the charge simply called sexual abuse rather than criminal sexual abuse? Because a sexual abuse case isn’t always only presented [...]

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Sep. 30 2020

IL Offers Special Probation to 1st-Time Meth Traffickers

Posted By: Sami Azhari

Category:

Drug Crimes Drug Trafficking Methamphetamine

Illinois is cracking down on meth and meth trafficking. One recent arrest for meth distribution led to a total of ten people being convicted in a meth trafficking scheme in the state. This distribution scheme involved more than a million dollars of meth moved out of Chicago. Forty-five [...]

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Sep. 30 2020

Chicago Shoplifting Turned Breaking and Entering (and More)

Posted By: Sami Azhari

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Breaking & Entering Shoplifiting Theft

Shoplifting may seem like child’s play compared to other crimes, but Illinois doesn’t take it that way. Understand that if you’re caught shoplifting, then that can open you up to even more charges associated with the incident, as one Chicago man found out. ABC 7 News recently reported [...]

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Sep. 17 2020

Trump Sidesteps Federal Subpoena Again — Can You?

Posted By: Sami Azhari

Category:

Contempt of Court Criminal Law Federal Law

The President of the United States has been in a fight over his tax returns for years and recently got a reprieve. In New York, a temporary stay was issued that will bar prosecutors from procuring his tax records even though a subpoena was issued for them. The president is lucky, mostly [...]

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Sep. 10 2020

IL Restricted Driving Permits: How to Get Back on the Road After DUIs

Posted By: Sami Azhari

Category:

DUI

Getting a DUI can feel like it’s the end of your driving career. Losing your license after a DUI conviction is certainly a setback, but it’s not permanent. In fact, in Illinois, there’s a specific way to get back on the road: getting your Restricted Driving Permit. A restricted driving [...]

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Sep. 10 2020

Dentist Admits False Claims on 1300+ Illinois Patients

Posted By: Sami Azhari

Category:

Fraud Health Care Fraud

Some people believe that insurance is easy money for medical professionals. They think that the insurance industry is easy to mislead; that those in the medical field can charge whatever they like for their services, and insurance will pay. This is just not true. That doesn’t stop some [...]

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Aug. 27 2020

When Personal Possession Becomes Marijuana Trafficking in Illinois

Posted By: Sami Azhari

Category:

Drug Possession Drug Trafficking Marijuana Laws

Despite ever-relaxing attitudes towards cannabis in Illinois and nationwide, illegal cannabis trafficking is still very much alive. For many professional drug operations, it is the most profitable drug to traffic, in fact, and eradicating illegal operations is still at the forefront of law [...]

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Aug. 18 2020

Dispensary Burglary Exposes Risk of IL’s All-Cash Cannabis Industry

Posted By: Sami Azhari

Category:

Burglary Theft

New industries lead to new logistical problems. Some new industries have more problems than others, though, and Illinois’ new cannabis companies have recently discovered that they are incredibly vulnerable to burglary losses. In fact, during the first month of legal cannabis sales alone, [...]

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Aug. 14 2020

What Happens When IL Assault and Battery Is Labeled a Hate Crime?

Posted By: Sami Azhari

Category:

Assault Battery Hate Crimes

Tensions have been high nationwide this summer. Protests for racial equality have been widespread, especially in Illinois. As a result, more people are aware of race in their day-to-day lives - and the result is not always positive. Recently in Oak Park, Illinois, a man was charged with a [...]

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