Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Teen gets 17 years in store clerk's killing
A teen has pleaded guilty to armed robbery in the fatal stabbing of Vatsala Thakkar, a store clerk in Hanover Park. Thakkar, 56, was killed in November Seneca Berry, 16, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison by DuPage County Circuit Court Judge John Kinsella
As part of a plea deal, prosecutors have dropped murder charges against Berry, who has agreed to testify against two other accomplices, Dewaun Tate, 17, and Jerry Lockhart, 40 State law requires Berry to serve 85 percent of his sentence before he can be deemed eligible for parole
Tate and Lockhart have been charged with murder and armed robbery in the killing of Thakkar, who was found stabbed in the back multiple times in a strip mall parking lot on the 5600 block of Arlington Drive East.
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As part of a plea deal, prosecutors have dropped murder charges against Berry, who has agreed to testify against two other accomplices, Dewaun Tate, 17, and Jerry Lockhart, 40 State law requires Berry to serve 85 percent of his sentence before he can be deemed eligible for parole
Tate and Lockhart have been charged with murder and armed robbery in the killing of Thakkar, who was found stabbed in the back multiple times in a strip mall parking lot on the 5600 block of Arlington Drive East.
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Labels: 17 years in prison, armed robbery, court judge, murder and armed robbery, murder charges, prison, state law
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
35 month prison term for India export case
The owner of an electronics company has been sentenced to 35 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to illegally export sensitive computer parts to India, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said on June 17.
In March, Parthasarathy Sudarshan, 47, a resident of Simpsonville, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme to provide the parts to government entities in India that develop missiles, space launch vehicles and fighter jets.
According to court documents, Sudarshan did business as Cirrus Electronics and said he was the chief executive officer, managing director, president and group head. It has offices in Simpsonville, Singapore, and Bangalore, India.
Sudarshan previously had been an electrical engineer in the research and development section of India's state-run defense industry, before he emigrated to Singapore and started Cirrus in 1997, according to the documents.
The spokesman said the sentence was handed down on June 16 by a federal judge. He said Sudarshan already has been in custody and has served 15 months of the sentence.
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In March, Parthasarathy Sudarshan, 47, a resident of Simpsonville, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme to provide the parts to government entities in India that develop missiles, space launch vehicles and fighter jets.
According to court documents, Sudarshan did business as Cirrus Electronics and said he was the chief executive officer, managing director, president and group head. It has offices in Simpsonville, Singapore, and Bangalore, India.
Sudarshan previously had been an electrical engineer in the research and development section of India's state-run defense industry, before he emigrated to Singapore and started Cirrus in 1997, according to the documents.
The spokesman said the sentence was handed down on June 16 by a federal judge. He said Sudarshan already has been in custody and has served 15 months of the sentence.
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Labels: Cirrus Electronics, court documents, export case, fighter jets, india, missiles, Parthasarathy Sudarshan, prison, resident, Simpsonville, Singapore, South Carolina, space launch vehicles
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