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Federal officials searched state Rep. Keith Farnham’s Elgin legislative office and home Thursday, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorneys office in Chicago said.
Spokesman Randall Samborn said a search warrant was executed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations officials as part of an “ongoing investigation.”
A spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White said federal officials asked for help with Farnham’s Springfield office, but Samborn said no search warrant was being executed there.
*** UPDATE *** The DH has updated…
Secretary of State Police officers Friday were sitting outside Farnham’s Springfield office on the second floor of the Stratton Building, an office building next door to the Illinois Capitol.
A spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White said federal officials asked for help securing Farnham’s Springfield office.
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 12:57 pm
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Speaker Madigan may have to start an Indicted Caucus within his ranks.
Comment by Meanderthal Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:02 pm
ICE?
What did he do? Download a movie from the Pirate Bay?
Comment by The Bill Collector Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:04 pm
Only amateurs BitTorrent without using a VPN. #noob
Apparently Farnham couldn’t wait for the release of American Hustle.
Comment by Under Influenced Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:18 pm
I don’t think it’ll be a joking matter.
Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:19 pm
ICE & DHS?
What type of investigations fall under their portfolio?
Terrorism?
Illegal immigration?
Human trafficking?
Comment by Carl Nyberg Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:23 pm
If they are not doing a search of the Springfield office Farnham may not be the target.
Comment by Bigtwich Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:25 pm
Has he been arrested?
Comment by an innocent observer Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:26 pm
or has anyone been arrested?
Comment by an innocent observer Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:26 pm
They searched his home. He’s most likely the target.
Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:29 pm
ICE = Entry of Terrorists, Immigration, security of Points of Entry. Chicago big on human trafficking and weapons with all the rail lines. In the end, they want to be the FBI.
Comment by Samurai Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:36 pm
Any Republican running against him in November?
Comment by Where is Joe Kotlarz? Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:40 pm
BTW, any insights into why feds seem to indict Illinois reps frequently but much less frequently senators?
There are twice as many reps, but still, it seems like the differential is much more than a factor of two.
Are reps more likely to do illegal stuff b/c of culture of the House?
Or are the feds looking for reps more often hoping to get one to roll on a bigger fish (MJM)?
Comment by Carl Nyberg Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:42 pm
“BTW, any insights into why feds seem to indict Illinois reps frequently but much less frequently senators?”
I think you are overthinking it.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:53 pm
Carl, the answer lies under the tin foil hat.
Comment by Westward Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:58 pm
Carl, I don’t think there is any real correlation, but State Rep. is more of an entry-level office.
Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 1:58 pm
Just another day in Illinois.
Comment by John A Logan Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 2:09 pm
It’s premature to jump to any conclusions. I wish him the best.
Comment by Anon Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 2:11 pm
ICE? This makes no sense…
Comment by Soccermom Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 2:17 pm
Didn’t he run a painting firm? Could it be related to his hiring practices?
Comment by Rahm's Middle Finger Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 2:29 pm
Its cold day for Rep. Farnham, and it got colder when the ICE howed up.
Comment by an innocent observer Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 2:46 pm
Silence is even more golden.
Comment by Walker Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 2:55 pm
ICE? Probably not government related.
We shall see.
Comment by Walker Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 3:07 pm
Hopefully facts will come out before rumors.
Comment by FormerParatrooper Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 3:28 pm
–If they are not doing a search of the Springfield office Farnham may not be the target.–
As Rosanne Rosannadanna once said, “Never mind.”
Comment by Bigtwich Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 3:48 pm
“HSI investigates immigration crime, human rights violations and human smuggling, smuggling of narcotics, weapons and other types of contraband, financial crimes, cybercrime and export enforcement issues.”
http://www.ice.gov/about/offices/homeland-security-investigations/
ICE does a lot with gangs, trafficking, sex crimes and sexual cybercrime and the like if you check out their news releases.
Comment by Precinct Captain Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 3:52 pm
At some point will the General Assembly just need to hold sessions in the State Pen? How many legislators have been indicted over the last decade?
Comment by Ghost of John Brown Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 4:04 pm
Somebody’s in big trouble.
Comment by wordslinger Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 4:06 pm
Someone earlier in this thread asked if he had a GOP opponent. I just checked the Kane County Clerk’s office website - no GOP candidate.
Comment by Ghost of John Brown Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 4:10 pm
===no GOP candidate===
Yet. There will be one. Soon.
===Somebody’s in big trouble.===
Yep. Usually the feds choreograph the raid after they already have enough to get you. By the time they show up with the subpeona and search warrant, you’re already a goner. They typically don’t need anymore evidence and whatever they find in the raid is gravy.
Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 4:41 pm
47, the federales shoot fish in a barrel. Their conviction rate is north of 90%.
They pick their targets, they take all the time in the world, and they have the unlimited, full weight of the federal government, including the IRS. Not many people can stand up to that for long.
You can lie to a cop all day long, but if you fib to a federales, even when you’re not under oath, it’s a felony.
Best advice I ever heard: if a federales asks you a question, assume they already know the answer.
Say nothing, call your lawyer, but definitely don’t lie, even on the most innocuous question.
Comment by wordslinger Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 4:51 pm
There is no indication iin the intial news report whether Mr. Farnham is a Democrat or a Republican state representative in the Illinois General Assembly.
Comment by JoeInPeoria Friday, Mar 14, 14 @ 5:15 pm
They took his computers; obviously the search warrant was targeting something in his hard drives. Whatever it was is embarassing and shameful enough to get him to resign for “health reasons”. He will be locked away for a long long time. I just wonder if it will get any attention from the liberal media once it comes out. If he were a republican, they wouldve made up their own truth a while ago…
Comment by ispittruth Thursday, Mar 20, 14 @ 7:43 pm