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EDGARDO PASAMBA, 67, a Green Card holder, will likely not be deported if he can get a good lawyer, who could argue his case that when he pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor trespassing and served his sentence for 364 days, he is not deportable. (Photo courtesy o...
NOW ON PAROLE
CERTIFIED NURSE Assistant (CNA) Carmelita Vargas Pasamba, who turned 66 last July 16, 2016, and sentenced to six-year prison term, is now on parole. Like her younger sister, Jocelyn Vargas Baker, Carmelita will likely be deported as she is out immigration status. (Mugshot from Illinois ...
MARSHALL F. DAVIES
RETIRED CHICAGO City Hall Engr. Marshall F. Davies will turn 98 on Dec. 9, 2016. (Screenshot from the website of Channel 2 CBS TV Chicago) Please see also story: FIL AM LAWYER SETTLES FOR $50K FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY MISHANDLING
DEPORTED TO THE PHILIPPINES
JOCELYN VARGAS Baker, 50, is now back in the Philippines after being deported following her release from serving a four-year sentence of one of six counts of felony financial exploitation of an elderly filed by the Cook County State’s Attorney against Baker for helping he...
CO-COUNSEL
ATTY. ARCADIO “JUN” Joaquin, Jr., co-counsel for Atty. Alfonso S. Bascos, explains to Joseph G. Lariosa of the Journal GlobaLinks, the settlement negotiation after Cook County Probate Court Judge Daniel B. Malone approved the settlement on Tuesday, July 12. The interview wa...
ATTY. ALFONSO S. BASCOS
ATTY. ALFONSO S. BASCOS, who will turn 81 on Aug. 2, 2016, faces a rehearing of his suspension or disbarment in September 2016 before the Illinois Attorney Registration Disciplinary Commission in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Please see also story: FIL AM LAWYER SETTLES FOR $50K FOR POWER O...
FIL AM LAWYER SETTLES FOR $50K FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY MISHANDLING
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) (Exclusive)
CHICAGO (JGL) – Filipino American lawyer Alfonso S. Bascos learned too late that practicing law outside his specialty could prove too costly. He lost as much as $50,000 from his first try!
When Cook County Public Guardian’s James B...
ILLINOIS DOMESTIC WORKERS
MEMBERS OF THE Illinois Domestic Workers Coalition who have been waiting for the passage of the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights in Illinois since 2011 came in full force during a rally Tuesday, July 12, outside the Thompson building in Chicago to press Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to pas...