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...Skadden has hired John Kocoras, former first assistant United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, as a partner in its litigation group, based in Chicago....
...Democrats have already had a good night in key governor races, picking up wins in states including Illinois, Kansas, New Mexico and Michigan....
...Prosecutors would need to show that someone intentionally broke the law or was “wilfully blind”. The US attorney’s office declined to comment....
...Prosecutors had asked Judge St Eve to repeat the same six and a half year sentence on Friday, but the defence countered that government attorneys were being unnecessarily harsh....
...The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois said it was considering its next move....
...Unlike in a criminal trial, in which the burden of proof lies on prosecutors, appellate attorneys must be able to prove mistakes were made either by the judge or by other lawyers on the case, said David...
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