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Chicago Furrier Eludes Prison for Money Laundering
(WGN-AM) - A well-known Chicago furrier eluded prison for his role in a money-laundering scheme in which prosecutors said he placed a drug dealer on his payroll. Sohrab Tebyanian, the owner of Andriana Furs, was sentenced to 3 years of probation, 6...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Judges, Trials, Justice System, Crimes
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11 Arrested in State Drug Sting
(WGN-AM) - The Illinois State Police Narcotics and Currency Interdiction Unit arrested 11 people as part of an investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in Broadview and Maywood, authorities said. In January, the Broadview and...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Chicago Tribune, Crimes, Broadview, Sting
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Kirk Pushing Tougher Pot Penalties
(WGN-AM)- U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk will call for legislation Monday that would toughen drug-trafficking laws regarding a highly potent form of marijuana, with penalties of up to 25 years in prison for a first-time offense. The law would target offenders who...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Laws, Chicago Tribune, Justice System, Crimes
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Sauk Villiage Authorities Intercept Marijuana
(WGN-AM)- Sauk Village police intercepted 500 pounds of marijuana headed for Chicago's northwest suburbs over the weekend, Chief of Detectives Tim Holevis announced today at a news conference where more than a dozen bundles of the cannabis were on...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Seizures, Chicago Tribune, Arizona, Crimes
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Man Held in Nephew's Drug Overdose Death
(WGN-AM)-A 40-year-old Rockford man is being held on $1 million bail in the heroin-induced death of his nephew in Harvard this spring, authorities announced Friday. Wade Smith of Rockford faces a charge of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Chicago Tribune, Harvard, Crimes, McHenry
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Des Plaines Man Imprisoned In Morocco Granted Pardon
(WGN-AM)- After 13 months in a Moroccan prison, a Des Plaines man is back home, thanks to a pardon granted last week by the nation's king. James Douglas Willson was jailed in May 2007 after a mechanical problem forced him to land a twin-engine Cessna 337...Tags: James Douglas, Morocco, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Police Seek 'Person Of Interest' In Calumet Park Shooting
(WGN-AM)- Calumet Park Police Chief Mark Davis said today detectives are seeking "a person of interest" in the Sunday morning murder of a Champaign man in an area known for drug trafficking. A single shot fired from a passing car struck Jason Cole, 29,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Chicago Tribune, Assault, Crimes, Mark Davis
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Aurora Men Senteced For Racketeering
(WGN-AM)- A federal judge today handed down lengthy sentences to two Aurora men believed to be ranking members of the Insane Deuces street gang. U.S. District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber sentenced 29-year-old Mariano Morales to life in prison and...Tags: Judges, Organized Crime, Prosecution, Justice System, Crimes
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Police Seize $18.5 Million in Marijuana
(WGN-AM)- Marijuana with an estimated street value of roughly $18.5 million was seized by Chicago police during a month-long investigation that also led to four arrests. Hector Alvarez Rojas, 39, of the 3900 block of West 55th Street, Chicago,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Prosecution, Chicago Tribune, Crimes, Health
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Quinn Says No Decision Made Yet On Early Prison Releases
(WGN-AM)- Gov. Pat Quinn tried today to temper growing concerns over his plans to release low-level inmates so he can lay off 1,000 prison workers, saying he wants to "carefully examine" the idea but has made "no final decisions." Prison union leaders...Tags: Cook County, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Murder, Sex Crimes
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$10 Million Dollar Bail for Man Charged with Killing Pregnant Girlfriend
(WGN-AM) - Bail was set at $10 million in Cook County court for a Hanover Park man accused of beating his pregnant girlfriend to death with a hammer because he thought she was cheating on him, prosecutors said. Rafael Alvarado, 31, of the 1700 block of...Tags: Rolling Meadows, Prosecution, Lawyers, Crimes, Hanover Park
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Three Charged With Shooting Boy, Officer
(WGN-AM)- Three men face attempted murder charges after they allegedly shot a 14-year-old boy and then shot at a Chicago police sergeant who came on them as they fired on people on a South Side street from a van, police said. Antonio Davis, 19, Clifton...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Juvenile Delinquency, Crimes, Antonio Davis, Murder
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