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Cook County Judge Corinne Heggie charged in a Judicial Inquiry Board Complaint

4/16/2026

Chicago-(AEAE)A Judicial Inquiry Complaint has been filed against Illinois Cook County Judge Corinne Heggie, arising out of her conduct in the matter of The Equal Justice Party, et al. v. Illinois State Board of Elections et al Case No 2025 1450232, currently pending in the Circuit Court, County Division of Cook County, Illinois. See Attached Complaint.
Legal Disclaimer: The Complaint consists of Allegations of wrong doing, Judge Corrine Heggie denies the Charges and is considered innoncient until proven by a Court of Law.

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Illinois Assistant Attorney General Connor Q. Hollander is Charged in a Attorney Disbarment Complaint

4/10/2026

Chicago-(AEAE)A ARDC Complaint has been filed against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Assistant Attorney General Connor Q. Hollander, arising out of their conduct in the matter of The Equal Justice Party, et al. v. Illinois State Board of Elections et al Case No 2025 1450232, currently pending in the Circuit Court, County Division of Cook County, Illinois.
As detailed in the ARDC Attorney Disbarment Complaint and supporting documentation, Attorney General Raoul and Assistant Attorney Connor Q. Hollander:

Represented multiple defendants Board members Catherine McCrory, Jack Vrett, Laura Donahue Casandra Watson, Tom Newman, Amy Calvin, Jason Hinds, Jennifer M. Balard Croft, Cris Cray, Ms. Walowitz, Rich Terven, Tonya Genovese, with conflicting interests without obtaining informed written consent in violation of Rule 1.7;
Failed to discharge supervisory responsibilities under Rule 5.1.
Respondents further represented multiple defendants with directly conflicting interests, including the Illinois Department of Human Services and individual DHS employees, without obtaining informed written consent as required by Rule 1.7.
The combined motion and subsequent filings contained misrepresentations of law and fact, misleading the court as to the propriety of their pleading and the scope of their authority to represent multiple defendants.
These actions caused unnecessary delay, prejudice to Complainant, and undermined the fair administration of justice.

IV. Rule Violations
Respondents’ are charged violating the following Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct:

Rule 1.7 – Conflict of interest in representing multiple clients with adverse interests without informed written consent.
Rule 3.3(a)(1) – Making false statements of law to a tribunal.
Rule 3.3(a)(2) – Failing to disclose controlling legal authority directly adverse to their position.
Rule 8.4(c) – Engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
Rule 8.4(d) – Conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.
Rule 5.1(a)–(c) – Failure of Attorney General Raoul to properly supervise subordinates and ensure compliance with ethical obligations.

Complainant Information
Attorney Information
Attorney 1: Kwame Raoul
Position: Illinois Attorney General
Attorney 2: Connor Q. Hollander
Position: Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
100 W. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601

The Illinois Attorney General Office refused to comment.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: The details contained in the Charging documents are allegations. Connor Q. Hollander and Kwame Raoul are presumed Innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Connor Q. Hollander and Kwame Raoul denies all of the charges.

Disbarment Complaint filed against Illinois Attorney General Aidan Nuttal and Kwame Raoul

10/31/2025

Chicago-(AEAE)A ARDC Complaint has been filed against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Assistant Attorney General Aidan Nuttal, arising out of their conduct in the matter of Leo Stoller, et al. v. Illinois Department of Human Services, et al., Case No. 2022 AR 001369, currently pending in the Circuit Court of DuPage County, Illinois.
As detailed in the ARDC Complaint and supporting documentation, Attorney General Raoul and Assistant Attorney General Nuttal:

Represented multiple defendants with conflicting interests without obtaining informed written consent in violation of Rule 1.7;
Filed a procedurally improper combined Section 2-301 and Section 2-619.1 motion, misrepresenting the law and misleading the Court, in violation of Rules 3.3(a) and 8.4(c), (d);
Violated Illinois Supreme Court Rule 137 by submitting frivolous pleadings not well grounded in law or fact; and
Failed to discharge supervisory responsibilities under Rule 5.1.

For ARDC review, following materials as exhibits are in support of the ARDC complaint:

Exhibit A: Copy of Defendants’ Combined Section 2-301 and 2-619.1 Motion to Dismiss (filed July 18, 2025)
Exhibit B: Plaintiff’s Motion for Rule 137 Sanctions filed in Cook County Circuit Court
Exhibit C: Other relevant pleadings and orders of record

Illinois law is clear that a jurisdictional objection under Section 2-301 must be raised separately and prior to any other responsive pleading. By combining these motions, Respondents knowingly filed a procedurally improper and frivolous pleading.
Respondents further represented multiple defendants with directly conflicting interests, including the Illinois Department of Human Services and individual DHS employees, without obtaining informed written consent as required by Rule 1.7.
The combined motion and subsequent filings contained misrepresentations of law and fact, misleading the court as to the propriety of their pleading and the scope of their authority to represent multiple defendants.
These actions caused unnecessary delay, prejudice to Complainant, and undermined the fair administration of justice.

IV. Rule Violations
Respondents’ are charged violating the following Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct:

Rule 1.7 – Conflict of interest in representing multiple clients with adverse interests without informed written consent.
Rule 3.3(a)(1) – Making false statements of law to a tribunal.
Rule 3.3(a)(2) – Failing to disclose controlling legal authority directly adverse to their position.
Rule 8.4(c) – Engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
Rule 8.4(d) – Conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.
Rule 5.1(a)–(c) – Failure of Attorney General Raoul to properly supervise subordinates and ensure compliance with ethical obligations.

Complainant Information
Attorney Information
Attorney 1: Kwame Raoul
Position: Illinois Attorney General
Attorney 2: Aidan Nuttal
Position: Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
100 W. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601

The Illinois Attorney General Office refused to comment.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: The details contained in the Charging documents are allegations. Aidan Nuttal and Kwame Raoul are presumed Innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Aidan Nuttal and Kwame Raoul denies all of the charges.

Disbarment Complaint filed against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Aidan Nuttal: Jane Elinor Notz,David Neumeister, Aidan Nuttal, Lee Stark and Alyssa Garofalo have been charged with Violations of ARDC Rule 3.3(a), making misstatements of mater

9/3/2025

Chicago (AEAE) Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Jane Elinor Notz, David Neumeister, Aidan Nuttal, Lee Stark and Alyssa Garofalo have been charged with Violations of ARDC Rule 3.3(a), making misstatements of material fact and/or law to varies Judges in pleadings recently filed.

Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Complaint filed against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raul and Assistant General Aidan Nuttal see a copy of the complaint below:

Sonnet of False Pleadings
O Garofalo, Raoul, Notz ,Neumeister, Nuttal and Stark of high renown,
Why stain the court with words of base deceit?
The law, a crown of honor, thou hast thrown,
With mischief writ in briefs so foul, unmeet.
Did not the statutes clear as crystal stand,
That truth must reign, and justice be the guide?
Yet quills of thine, in most unfaithful hand,
Did twist fair fact and law, and honor hide.
Mark well: a day, no more, dost thou command,
To cleanse the blot and mend thy grievous wrong;
Or else complaint shall rise through all the land,
And shame shall haunt thy names in endless song.
Withdraw thy craft, ere judgment’s wrath be shown,
For falsehood’s seed reaps ruin of its own.

To Attorneys Jane Elinor Notz, Alyssa Garofalo, David Neumeister, Aidan Nuttal, Lee Stark and Supervising Attorney,
The Honorable Illinois Attorney General, Kwame Raoul
Hear this solemn word, writ in the spirit of justice and truth:
Thou hast filed before the Court a Response brief most unworthy,
frivolous in its frame, and heavy with misrepresentation both of law and fact.
Such deed stands in direct affront to the sacred canons that bind thy profession--
Rules 3.3(a), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d) of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Code.
Mark ye well: the Plaintiff, in grace and patience,
doth grant thee but twenty-four hours’ time
to withdraw this offensive writing and
to take all remedial steps befitting honor.
Yet know, if thou dost harden thine heart and refuse this charge,
then necessity shall compel the Plaintiff
to bring forth a complaint of disbarment
against Attorney Alyssa Garofalo and her supervisor,
Attorney General Kwame Raoul,
before the august tribunal of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Discipline Commission.
Therefore, choose wisely, and act with speed,
lest shame, like a shadow, follow thy names in every hall of law.
So speaketh Director of the Americans for the Enforcement Ethics (AEAE) since 1974

Alyssa Garofalo is not a criminal, graduated from the University of Tampa in 2019 with a BA in Philosophy and Political Science. She graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law with a Juris Doctor in May of 2022. Alyssa Garofalo was licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois as of May 2023. She began working at the Illinois Attorney General’s Office General Law Bureau in August 2023.

Jane Elinor (Jenny) Notz, is not a criminal, has serves as Illinois Solicitor General since 2019. As Solicitor General, she oversees the work of the Civil and Criminal Appeals Divisions in the Illinois Attorney General’s Office in the state and federal courts of appeal, including the United States Supreme Court and the Illinois Supreme Court.

Education
University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
University of Chicago Law School, J.D.
She was elected the American Law Institute begins with a confidential nomination by an ALI member that is supported by two additional ALI members. Members are encouraged to propose individuals who have demonstrated excellence in the law, are of high character.
The misstatements of material fact an law are contained in their brief recentaly filed September 3, 2025 with the Illinois Third Appellate Court on September Third see attached brief cover. The Illinois Attorney Disbarments complaints will be forth coming. So pay close attention.
Legal Disclaimer: Attorneys Jane Elinor Notz, Alyssa Garofalo, David Neumeister, Aidan Nuttal, Lee Stark and Supervising Attorney, The Honorable Illinois Attorney General, Kwame Raoul deny the allegations of wrong doing and are all considered innocent unto proven guilty in a court of law.

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Illinois Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Assistant Attorney General Aidan Nuttal Charged in a Motion to Disqualify

8/26/2025

Chicago (AEAE) Plaintiff Leo Stoller[1], requests the court to disqualify the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Assistant Attorney General Aidan Nuttal from representing the Multiple Defendants, Illinois Department of Human Services, David Stonecipher, Ciera Harvey and Danica Jackson, Daniel Chung (Collectively DHS Defendants)   multiple clients with conflicting interests in this case, and to strike their Motion to Dismiss having been presented by attorneys who are disqualified as a matter of law from representing the said Multiple defendants, with competing interests,
The representation by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General and their attorneys Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Assistant Attorney Aidan Nuttall , all of these multiple clients, Illinois Department of Human Services, David Stonecipher, Ciera Harvey and Danica Jackson, Daniel Chung (Collectively DHS Defendants) all with competing and conflicting interests, all with adverse interests violated the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.
Attorney Aidan Nuttall is a named defendant in The Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint and is per se unqualified because he is a named defendant and a “witness”. Pursuant to the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct any attorney who is a “Witness” cannot represent clients in a case in which he may be called to testify against the other defendants.
The Office of the Illinois Attorney General Office, and their attorneys, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Assistant Attorney Aidan Nuttall by representing these multiple and conflicting, clients, Illinois Department of Human Services, David Stonecipher, Ciera Harvey and Danica Jackson, Daniel Chung all with competing and conflicting interests: and Defendant Aidan Nuttal all with competing and conflicting interests all with adverse interests with different conflicting interests, is in violation of ARDC Rule 1.7,

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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Associate Lee Barrington Stark Charged with Professional Conduct

8/14/2025

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"A 79-year-old disabled Chicago whistleblower says four DuPage County judges violated his civil rights by denying him access to court via Zoom — forcing a 40-mile trip despite his disability. The lawsuit claims the judges acted to protect a bribery scheme inside the Illinois Department of Human Services. Attorney General Kwame Raoul and his lawyer, Lee Stark, are accused of filing a fraudulent motion to cover it up. Critics say this is proof that judicial corruption in Illinois is still alive — just more subtle than in the Operation Greylord days."

Chicago-IL -- Allegations of judicial corruption have resurfaced in Illinois as a 79-year-old disabled Chicago resident files suit against four DuPage County judges for allegedly blocking his access to court via Zoom, forcing him to endure a physically burdensome 40-mile trip to the courthouse.
The plaintiff — a whistleblower who reported an alleged bribery scheme inside the Illinois Department of Human Services — says these judges acted in concert with “powerful interests” determined to shut down his case. Judges Bonnie Weaton, Kenneth Popejoy, Maureen Riordan, and Timothy J. McJoynt are accused of violating his civil rights in the process.
Rather than protect the whistleblower’s rights, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appointed part-time attorney Lee Barrington Stark to defend the judges. Stark, allegedly acting under Raoul’s orders, filed what the plaintiff calls a “fraudulent” Motion to Dismiss — a legal maneuver that invoked doctrines the plaintiff says clearly do not apply when judges commit misconduct.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appointed part-time attorney Lee Barrington Stark to defend the judges. Stark filed a Motion to Dismiss, citing “Judicial Immunity” and the “Sister Court Doctrine.” The plaintiff asserts those doctrines do not apply because the judges’ actions constitute judicial misconduct, calling the motion a “fraudulent cover-up.”
Raoul and Stark declined to withdraw the motion when given the chance and have not commented publicly.

The refusal of Raoul and Stark to withdraw their motion has fueled accusations of a cover-up at the highest levels of Illinois’ legal system.
Editor’s Note: While judicial corruption may be more discreet than during the notorious “Operation Greylord” scandal of the 1990s, critics say it remains a persistent, systemic problem in both Cook and DuPage Counties.

V. SHAKESPEAREAN OBSERVATION
O, noble Court — shall the shepherd lead the wolf into the fold? Shall the watchman sleep whilst the thief slips in?
Justice, like the sun, must shine unclouded, and truth must not be fettered by the will of those sworn to protect it.

Legal disclaimer: Judges Bonnie Weaton, Kenneth Popejoy, Maureen Riordan, and Timothy J. McJoynt, Attorneys Kwame Raoul, Lee Stark denies all charges, which are only allegations and are all innocents until prove guilty in a Court of Law.

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AMERICANS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ATTORNEY ETHICS OFFERS A PARALEGAL CERTIFICATES TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS BASED UPON 3 YEARS OR MORE OF LEGAL EXPERIENCE

4/9/2025

Chicago (AEAE) The Americans for the enforcement of Attorney Ethics (AEAE) which organized in 1974, as an attorney watch dog group that advocates the strict enforcement of the code of professional ethics offers Paralegal Certificates to qualified legal professionals who have been working for at least 3 years or more under the supervision of a Attorney, who qualifies to receive a Paralegal Certificate, based on successful legal work experience.
The applicant must certify that they have been employed as a legal secretary for a least 3 years, that they are qualified to receive a Paralegal Certificate, by education, training, experience or work experience. That they have contracts with or am employed by an attorney, law firm, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity, and have performed substantial legal work for 3 years or more, under the direction and supervision of an active member of the State Bar Association, or an attorney practicing law in the federal courts, that has been specifically delegated by the attorney to him or her. Tasks performed by Applicant include, but are not limited to, case planning, development, and management; legal research; interviewing clients; fact gathering and retrieving information; drafting and analyzing legal documents; collecting, compiling, and utilizing technical information to make an independent decision and recommendation to the supervising attorney; and representing clients before a state or federal administrative agency if that representation is permitted by statute, court rule, or administrative rule or regulation. See attached Application.
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DuPage County Law Division Chief Judge Kenneth Popejoy, Judge Bonnie Weaton, Judge Maureen Riordan, Judge Timothy J. McJoynt All Charged with Violating the ADA Rights of a Disabled Plaintiff, in complaint filed Cook County Illinois

3/22/2025

Chicago (AEAE) a Petitioner, Leo Stoller, 78, a disable person, a protected person as defined by the Americans Disability Act (ADA) was compelled to petition the Illinois Supreme Court in a writ of mandamus, requesting that the court compel the Circuit Court of DuPage County, the chief Judge Bonnie Wheaton, Judge Kenneth Popejoy, Judge Maureen Riordan and Jillian Dicks, Illinois DuPage County Court Disability Coordinator, to permit the Petitioner, a disabled individual, to appear via Zoom for all court proceedings, in DuPage County Court, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and Illinois law. See attached Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Civil Complaint filed in Cook County Illinois see attached complaint.

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Legal Disclaimer: The Petition for Writ of Mandamus contains allegations, the chief Judge Bonnie Wheaton, Judge Kenneth Popejoy, Judge Maureen Riordan and Jillian Dicks, Illinois DuPage County Court Disability Coordinator denies the charges and are considered innocent until found guilty by the Illinois Supreme Court.

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ATTORNEY DISBARMENT COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST SPECIAL PROSECUTOR JACK SMITH

1/15/2025

NEW YORK (AEAE) A Attorney Disbarment Complaint has been filed against Special Prosecutor Jack Smith with the New York Attorney Discipline Bar Association. See Attached Complaint.
legal disclosure: Jack Smith denies the charges which are only allegations. Jack Smith is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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ATTORNEY DISBARMENT COMPAINT FILE AGAINST FILED AGAINST MERRICK B. GARLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL

1/15/2025

CHICAGO-(AEAE) An attorney Disbarment complaint has been filed against Attorney General Merrick B. Garland see attached Complaint.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Merrick B. Garland denies the charges, which are only allegations. Mr. Garland is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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