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Martin

Illinois

Martin presumably in more legal trouble

Details emerge regarding an ongoing case in DuPage county, other cases still tied up in court

Abigail L. Martin DECATUR -- Although Abigail L. Martin is in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections, it appears trouble continues to follow. Martin, who has been held at the women's correctional facility in Decatur, is still due in court in several counties. However, it appears another county is on this list, as we are now discovering. Martin still faces charges in Montgomery County for advanced practicing nursing without a license and identity theft. She was due in […]

todayNovember 2, 2022 23

Snapchat Biometric Information Privacy Act Illinois

Business News

Snapchat to pay millions after settlement

Settlement relates to violation of state's Biometric Information Privacy Act

WHEATON, Ill. (The Center Square) – Another social media company has settled out of court after allegations it violated Illinois’ strict biometric laws. The parent company that owns Snapchat agreed to pay $35 million but denied any wrongdoing.  At the heart of the issue is Snapchat’s photo filter feature. Each time a user takes a selfie or uses a filter, that person’s facial features are scanned.  Ed Yohnka, director of communications with the ACLU of Illinois, has previously said the state’s […]

todayAugust 23, 2022 21

Shelbyville Michael Perry

East Central Illinois Region

Shelbyville man faces charges of meth possession

Perry also facing retail theft charges

SHELBYVILLE -- The office of Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke has made an announcement of charges against a Shelbyville man. On Tuesday, 32-year-old Michael Perry is facing one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. The charge is a Class 3 felony, with a sentencing range of two to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Perry is also facing one count of theft. The charge is a Class A misdemeanor, which carries a maximum term of 364 days […]

todayJuly 6, 2022 29

East Central Illinois Region

UPDATE: Martin tied up in court in five counties

It's been roughly a year since we covered the legal proceedings of Abigail Martin. Our last report on the ongoing troubles of Martin was last October, following an arrest in Greene County. Earlier in that month, we published an expose surrounding various victims that Martin would defraud. So, where is she in her legal proceedings? Very little progress in Montgomery County Even with a change at State's Attorney, very little has changed in Martin's case as of publication. Martin faces […]

todaySeptember 19, 2021 39

Brighton

Illinois

Brighton man arrested for child pornography

Arrest was a result of Attorney General investigation

BRIGHTON -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has announced an arrest of a Macoupin County man on child pornography charges. 38-year-old Robert C. Owens of Brighton faces charges in Macoupin County Circuit Court with five counts of possession of child pornography. Each charge, a Class 2 felony, is punishable by up to three to seven years in prison. Owens’ bond is currently at $75,000. Raoul’s investigators along with the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department and Brighton Police stopped Owens on his way […]

todaySeptember 16, 2021 31 2

Brown Root

Decision 2018

Hearings for Macon County sheriff’s race concludes

Written arguments will now settle ongoing legal battle between Brown and Root

DECATUR -- While the courtroom hearings have concluded and the legal battle to determine whether Macon County Sheriff Tony Brown, a Democrat, retains his position or Republican challenger and fellow officer Lt. Jim Root takes over for the remainder of the term is, in some ways, just beginning. Both Brown and Root appeared in a Macon County courtroom on Thursday, Feb. 11 in a final scheduled hearing before Judge Anna M. Benjamin, who was brought in from Champaign County to […]

todayFebruary 20, 2021 20

Katy Perry

Business & Lifestyle

Katy Perry loses copyright trial, will owe damages for ‘Dark Horse’

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- A Los Angeles jury decided Katy Perry's song "Dark Horse" featuring Juicy J copied elements from "Joyful Noise" from Christian rapper Flame featuring Lecrae. The nine-person federal jury unanimously made their decision on Monday. Perry and the song's creators, which include Dr. Luke (real name Lukasz Gottwald), Max Martin, Juicy J and Sarah Hudson, will owe unspecified damages for copyright infringement. The jury will decide this week how much Flame (real name Marcus Gray) and his […]

todayJuly 30, 2019 18

Tiger Woods

Business & Lifestyle

Tiger Woods dropped from wrongful death lawsuit

JUPITER, Fla. (UPI) -- Tiger Woods has been dropped from a wrongful death lawsuit, which is filed against a South Florida restaurant carrying the golfer's name and against his girlfriend who manages the eatery. Woods' attorney, Barry Postman, announced the development Monday in a statement. That follows a court filing by the attorneys for the estate of Nicholas Immesberger, who was a bartender at The Woods Jupiter. He died in a car crash after leaving the restaurant Dec. 10. Spencer […]

todayJune 25, 2019 18

Robert Kraft

Judicial Watch

Report: Patriots owner Kraft to reject deal to drop prostitution solicitation charges

PALM BEACH, Fla. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Two days after prosecutors offered a deal to drop charges against him for solicitation of prostitution, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will be rejecting the proposed deal. A CNN report Wednesday revealed that the 77-year-old owner is turning down the proposed deferred prosecution deal offered Monday by Dave Aronberg, Palm Beach County State's Attorney. Agreeing to the deal would require Kraft to concede that the prosecution has enough evidence for a conviction should […]

todayMarch 20, 2019 16

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