Federal Indictment Events

2006 Mar 18 Gary Peel indicted on bankruptcy fraud, obstruction of justice, child pornography charges
Attorney Gary E. Peel of the Lakin Law Firm has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bankruptcy fraud, obstruction of justice and two counts of possession of child pornogra...
2007 Apr 9 Gary Peel taken into custody
Gary Peel turned himself in late Monday morning to federal authorities who will hold him in detention until his June 25 sentencing at the Melvin Price Courthouse in East St. Louis. Pee...
2007 Aug 27 Michael Vick pleads guilty to federal dog-fighting charges, is suspended from NFL
In August 2007, hours after Vick pleaded guilty to federal charges in the Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation under a plea agreement which outlined gruesome details regarding trea...
2008 Oct 8 Tom Lakin pleads guilty, sentenced to six years in prison
U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert sentenced Tom Lakin to six years in prison this morning after Lakin plead guilty to drug charges. "This is a pretty far fall from grace," Gilbert sa...
2009 Jan 7 U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Kent Faced with New Indictment by Federal Grand Jury
Only weeks away from a trial stemming from sexual abuse of an employee, a federal judge in Houston has now been indicted for attacking another female court employee. U.S. District Judg...
2009 Apr 2 Rod Blagojevich indicted on Felony Corruption Charges
Blagojevich, his brother, top aides indicted Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his brother Rob and Christopher Kelly, a former top fundraiser for Blagojevich, were all indicted today on c...