Chicago criminal defense attorney and founding attorney at Edward Johnson & Associates P.C., Edward Johnson joined Legal Eagles and discussed a Cash Seizure incident at O’Hare Airport with a caller Chuck. Listen to the segment below or read through the transcript.

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COVID-19 has peaked the levels of all citizens in the US, including those incarcerated. Cook County inmates have begun denying ordinary nourishment, a form of hunger strike, in the hopes of receiving better treatment and conditions in their county jail in the heart of Chicago, Illinois.

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Every criminal defense attorney in Chicago has encountered it: A client’s cash assets are taken by authorities at O’Hare Airport with little or no explanation.

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