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Illinois ex-congressman arrested; missed deadline to return: lawyer
Source: Reuters
Illinois ex-congressman arrested; missed deadline to return: lawyer
Reuters
April 11, 2016
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Congressman Mel Reynolds was arrested in Atlanta on Monday after he had failed to return to the United States by the end of March as a judge had ordered, a U.S. Marshals spokeswoman and Reynolds' lawyer said.
Reynolds had been in South Africa tending to what he said was a daughter’s illness, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago said.
U.S. Marshals arrested Reynolds on Monday morning after he landed in Atlanta, where he will face a judge later in the day, his lawyer Richard Kling said.
Reynolds has been plagued by numerous legal troubles over the years. He pleaded not guilty in July to charges of failing to file income tax returns for 2009 through 2012, and Kling said Reynolds is due in federal court in Chicago on May 2 on those charges.
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Reuters
April 11, 2016
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Congressman Mel Reynolds was arrested in Atlanta on Monday after he had failed to return to the United States by the end of March as a judge had ordered, a U.S. Marshals spokeswoman and Reynolds' lawyer said.
Reynolds had been in South Africa tending to what he said was a daughter’s illness, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago said.
U.S. Marshals arrested Reynolds on Monday morning after he landed in Atlanta, where he will face a judge later in the day, his lawyer Richard Kling said.
Reynolds has been plagued by numerous legal troubles over the years. He pleaded not guilty in July to charges of failing to file income tax returns for 2009 through 2012, and Kling said Reynolds is due in federal court in Chicago on May 2 on those charges.
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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/illinois-ex-congressman-arrested-missed-deadline-return-lawyer-180818263.html?nhp=1
UPDATE:
Source: Associated Press
Ex-US Rep Reynolds Released After Arrest in Atlanta
By CARYN ROUSSEAU, ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Apr 11, 2016, 6:42 PM ET
Former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds was arrested in Atlanta on Monday and released on his own recognizance after failing to appear for a hearing in a tax case last month, federal officials said.
Reynolds, who had been in South Africa with his 23-year-old daughter, appeared in federal court in Atlanta and was released, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick in Chicago said in an email.
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By CARYN ROUSSEAU, ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Apr 11, 2016, 6:42 PM ET
Former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds was arrested in Atlanta on Monday and released on his own recognizance after failing to appear for a hearing in a tax case last month, federal officials said.
Reynolds, who had been in South Africa with his 23-year-old daughter, appeared in federal court in Atlanta and was released, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick in Chicago said in an email.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-rep-reynolds-arrested-atlanta-airport-tax-case-38311079
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