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U.S. v. Montague, No. 93-1676 (7th Cir.) (29 F.3d 317) (July 12, 1994) (Judge Hubert L. Will)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prosecutorial Misconduct

U.S. v. Montague, No. 93-1676 (7th Cir.) (29 F.3d 317) (July 12, 1994) (Judge Hubert L. Will) by Altho the Court affirmed the use of the money laundering statutes on a woman convicted of prostitution, it warned that the case demonstrates how an aggressive U.S. Attorney can misuse the money-laundering …

U.S. v. Burnside, No. 89 CR 909 (N.D.Ill.) (824 F.Supp. 1215) (June 4, 1993) (Judge James F. Holderman)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Burnside, No. 89 CR 909 (N.D.Ill.) (824 F.Supp. 1215) (June 4, 1993) (Judge James F. Holderman) by This is one of three related decisions that descsribed the efforts of AUSA William Hogan of Chicago to indict the members of the El Rukns gang - and they show outrageous …

U.S. v. Boyd, No. 89 CR 908 (N.D.Ill.) (833 F.Supp. 1277) (September 20, 1993) (Judge Marvin E. Aspen)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Boyd, No. 89 CR 908 (N.D.Ill.) (833 F.Supp. 1277) (September 20, 1993) (Judge Marvin E. Aspen) by In 1989, two indictments were filed against 65 alleged members of a Chicago street gang known as the El Rukn's gang. One court described the first of those indictments as follows: …

U.S. v. Bates, No. 89-CR-908 (N.D.Ill.) (843 F.Supp. 437) (February 17, 1994) (Judge Richard Mills)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Bates, No. 89-CR-908 (N.D.Ill.) (843 F.Supp. 437) (February 17, 1994) (Judge Richard Mills) by This is another of the series of El Rukns cases that constitute one of the most infamous sagas in the annals of American criminal law. Here Judge Mills held that the defendants were not …

U.S. v. Andrews, No. 89 CR 908-1-1-12 (N.D.Ill.) (824 F.Supp. 1273) (June 14, 1993) (Judge Suzanne B. Conlon)

Article • January 1, 1994

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Outrageous Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Andrews, No. 89 CR 908-1-1-12 (N.D.Ill.) (824 F.Supp. 1273) (June 14, 1993) (Judge Suzanne B. Conlon) by In 1989, two indictments were filed against 65 alleged members of a Chicago street gang known as the El Rukn gang. One court described the first of those indictments as follows: …