Law Office of Brian T. Morgan

10/08/2026

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/23/nx-s1-5618242/texas-haiti-gonave-island-plot

Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.

10/07/2026

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10/06/2026

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10/03/2026

https://www.kcrg.com/2026/10/02/dubuque-police-lieutenant-charged-with-distributing-amphetamine/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAUtJPJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUPg9EXeinB1fZ6OfYEaBPKMQYYaclXNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR50eFe73_ioODzTLLyOEKiIhx_jEeLT2a7FWnxx9i-_BEmyA6FrnsDEclZ_RQ_aem_y1C-DwIhnhhTYGkPFGMaFQ

A Dubuque Lieutenant has been charged with one count of distribution of amphetamine, the U.S. Department of Justice shared Friday.

09/17/2026

https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-09-16/dozens-of-deaths-in-illinois-jails-missing-from-state-records

An Illinois Answers Project analysis revealed that 63 people who died in jails were missing from state data on in-custody fatalities. Now the state is auditing its records.

09/16/2026

https://www.tspr.org/illinois-public-radio/2026-09-15/winnebago-county-guards-fire-pepperballs-more-than-any-other-illinois-jail-often-on-people-with-mental-illnesses

Use of pepperball guns in Illinois jails is not the norm. Of the 90 jails, 11 reported using them in recent years, and 9 others have them on hand. But one, the state’s second-largest county jail, stands out for its repeated use.

09/08/2026

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/brenda-deutsch-foster-mom-sentenced-child-endangerment-conviction-after-alleged-monkey-trade-cincinnati-judge-suspends-prison-sentence-revokes-foster-care-license-amid-abuse-neglect-allegations-texas-child-placement-case-ruling-thursday?-fbpost=&fbclid=IwY2xjawUNI8FwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMElHRzk2b0s1Ujl0UXBwRDdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEekRWn7bWkvB6GQsILr8nWAlIjCqMkQWyPdHyGhi5INWwvzsRPjLrUnJdHSBQ_aem_T0f_-8ERJlIiOPsV-_mdYw

Brenda Deutsch received a suspended seven-year prison sentence and three years of probation.

08/17/2026

https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/08/14/special-prosecutor-unit-illinois-politics-crime-mautino

The agency housing the elite Special Prosecution Unit is deeply entangled in Illinois politics and got a legislative ally to write it out of the state’s public records law.

08/05/2026

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/prosecutors-detail-allegations-against-illinois-trooper-charged-with-sexual-assault/3970345/

An investigation was underway after an Illinois State Police trooper was charged with sexual assault, authorities in Tinley Park said Monday.

08/04/2026

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