FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutors in northern Illinois are contacting attorneys whose clients pleaded guilty or were convicted in cases involving a police officer who authorities say killed himself after years of embezzling from a police-sponsored youth program.
The (Waukegan) News Sun reports that the Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim says there are 13 prosecutions since 2008 involving the late Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz. The notification gives attorneys the opportunity to file motions or pursue other action after Gliniewicz’s suicide and thefts were revealed.
Meanwhile, officials with BMO Harris Bank have told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald that they’ve frozen the main memorial bank account created after Gliniewicz’s death when it was suspected he was a homicide victim. Bank officials haven’t disclosed how much money is in the account.
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Reviewing cases of the lying suicide officer is one thing…I want to know what is the county police department is going to do to root out corrupted officers on their force? How about cleaning up the force too?!
Only 13 since 2008? That seems odd to me, but maybe it’s normal? I would think a police lieutenant would be involved with the prosecution of more than an average of less than two cases a year. Can one of our many brilliant TPM JDs make sense of this for me?
I’m not hearing the heads of police unions butting in here. Can’t imagine why.
I had the same thought. Seems pretty odd.
Paging NCSteve.
Still waiting for Bill O’Reilly to admit his role in propagandizing and politicizing the hell out of this case in his War on Black Lives Matter.
Because make no mistake, this is a WAR that Bill O’Reilly is waging against BLM. And his main weapon just blew up in his face.