Cyanide trial acquittal for plant official. others endure trial
In Maywood Illinois a judge acquitted Gerald Pett vice president of Film Recovery Systems in the cyanide death of Stefan Golab, 61, at Elk Grove Village. Three other executives, Kirschbaum O Neil and Rodriguez, remain on trial for murder and reckless conduct as defense presents its case.
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Pett
Stefan Golab
Elk Grove Village
Chicago
Ronald Menaker
Jay Magnuson
Golab
Dan
Menaker
Charles Kirschbaum
Film Recovery
Steven O’neil
Daniel Rodriguez
States unite to fight fraud across state lines
Illinois and Missouri officials form a bi state task force to combat cross border scams such as oil well investment fraud and misrepresented stock offerings. Co chaired by Secretary of State Jim Edgar and Missouri Secretary Roy Blunt the group will meet regularly to coordinate investigations share documents and educate investors. Since 1982 Illinois has investigated 31 bi state cases and the task force aims to broaden outreach beyond the Mississippi River.
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Springfield
Illinois
Missouri
Jim Edgar
Edgar
Roy Blunt
Mississippi River
Illinoisan arrested in bank holdup in Traverse City
Two men, a 19-year-old from Chicago and a 26-year-old from Gary, Ind., were arrested after a routine I-94 traffic stop in Lincoln Township. A .45 pistol, two more guns, two athletic bags with cash, a bank bag, and an Old Kent Bank box were found. About 50,000 to 100,000 dollars were taken from the Old Kent Bank & Trust Co. branch. They faced bank robbery and felony firearm charges and were expected to be arraigned.
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Traverse City
Mich
Old Kent Bank & Trust Co
Pat Hinds
Chicago
Gary
Ind
Berrien County
Lincoln Township
St. Joseph Post
Joseph Zangaro
Zangaro
Old Kent Bank
Hinds
Death penalty considered in Watseka slaying
A Will County jury convicted 15 year old Jessica Hosick of Watseka of murder in the December slaying. The jurors debated sentencing, weighing the death penalty for James Treece who turns 19 this weekend.
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O’neil
Rodriguez
Kirschbaum
Jaymar
John Alexander Slacks
John Alexander
Jaymar Sansabelt
Thompson
Merrill Lynch Capital Markets
New York
Daniel Mackey
Iowa City
Mackey
Cook County
Richard Fitzgerald
James Bailey
Woodstock
Chester Gould
Dick Tracy
Gould
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