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Friday, January 11, 2013

Lawyers For Joliet Woman in Teen Sex Case Still Waiting on FBI Reports

The FBI and Chicago police have not responded to subpoenas for evidence in the Margarita Hernandez sex case.

Lawyers for the Joliet woman charged with setting up a sex date with a teenage boy are still waiting on the FBI and Chicago police to hand over reports. The attorneys for Margarita Hernandez subpoenaed the reports but have yet to receive them. The lawyers, Steve Landis and Dan Locallo, also submitted a motion Friday asking for evidence related to the cell phones Hernandez and the teen allegedly used to send messages prior to the tryst. Hernandez is free on bond. She faces up to 21 years in prison for allegedly having sex with the teen after he traveled to her home from Chicago in July. The boy's mother went to the Chicago police and accused Hernandez of having sex with her son. The Chicago police passed the case off to the Joliet police …

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City of Joliet (in Plainfield Patch), Troy Dem Officials' Home Used For Underage Sex Romp: Cops, Joliet Woman Charged in Teen Sex Case Gets Out of Jail, and 1 more ›

Thursday, August 18, 2011

You Might As Well Wear A Tin Foil Hat

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be wary of cell phone radiation shields.

Preying on a public fearful of contracting brain cancer, scammers are duping unsuspecting cell phone users into buying cell phone radiation shields, warns the Better Business Bureau. "These shields claim to protect cell phone users from the cancer-causing waves emitting from their phones," according to a statement released by the Better Business Bureau. But just how much safer are you if you use one these cell phone shields? "Like many other too-good-to-be-true products, there is no scientific proof that these shields are actually effective," said the Better Business Bureau. "While it is always good to protect yourself from potentially harmful emissions, there are other ways to do it besides investing in a shield for your cell phone." The …

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