Washington, D.C. (ECWd) - Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 23, 2020 Former Congressman Charged with Ballot Stuffing, Bribery, and Obstruction A former U.S. Congressman was charged Tuesday in an indictment unsealed today, with conspiring to violate voting rights by fraudulently stuffing the ballot boxes...
EDWARDSVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - ***(For Immediate Release)*** Video of State Representative Candidate Lisa Ciampoli Casts Doubt on Statements to Madison County Public Corruption Task Force Sent by former Madison County Administrator Doug Hulme and former Madison County IT Director Rob Dorman (See Video and Documents attached) EDWARDSVILLE - Video released...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County State's Attorney Gina Vonderheide had requested a legal opinion from the Illinois Attorney General on three questions regarding the County Board's illegal hiring of a private attorney, (article here). We do not believe such an opinion needs to be provided...
Wabash Co. (ECWd) - We outlined Bellmont Mayor Gary Lance lying to the court in this article, which we never imagined could get worse for Mayor Lance. Yesterday's hearing on the Motion for Sanctions against Lance solidifies the need for a remake of Perry Mason in...
Illinois (ECWd) - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is now facing 5 more civil suits regarding the validity of his disaster proclamations that were based on a public health emergency. Each of the cases is focused on the statutory definition of "Public Health Emergency" as outlined in the...
Clay Co. (ECWd) - Representative Darren Bailey through is Attorney Tom DeVore of Silver Lake Group Ltd. has filed a motion to file an Amended Complaint in addition to filing a response to the Governor's motion to dismiss Count 1 of the complaint. Contained in the amended...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - We covered the 4th Judicial Circuit Court Chief Judge's ruling in a previous article where she directed the Shelby County State's Attorney to file an affidavit pertaining to any conflict she has related to the lawsuit brought by the illegally hired attorney...
OHIO (ECWd) - Federal prosecutors have release the Criminal Complaint against the following: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, Jeffery Longstreth (Householder's chief political strategist), Neil Clark (owner of Grant Street Consultants), Matthew Borges (Registered Lobbyist), Juan Cespedes ("key middleman" and multi-client lobbyist), and Generation Now (funneled...
(ECWd) - From all appearances, the feds have recognized a pattern in state government, and the pattern of investigating State House Speakers becomes much more vibrant. We can only hope they continue further investigations and keep bringing Justice in the name of the People. In the past 10...
Illinois (ECWd) - During the last Legislative session, numerous new laws were pushed through with little or no time to evaluate them for even the most basic of problems. Throughout the Illinois School Code, there have been amendments and new laws passed and signed into law...
