Victim impact statements requested in Horton case

The U.S. Attorney’s Office is asking anyone who feels victimized by Devon Horton’s financial crimes to let the court system know. Horton and his three co-defendants, all of whom have pleaded guilty as part of a kickback scheme Horton pleads guilty in federal fraud case – Evanston Now , will be sentenced starting next month. A community message sent out by School District 65, where Horton admitted perpetrating most of his illegal acts while superintendent, says that the Federal Court wants to receive “written statements … that describe in their words what they have experienced and how they have been affected.” Horton’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 5 at 10 a.m., before Judge Thomas Durkin at the Federal courthouse in Chicago. Hearings for the three other co-defendants (Alfonzo Lewis, Antonio Ross, Samuel Ross) are spread out between January and April. Horton goes first. The sessions are all open to the public. District 65 is collecting the statements to forward to the court. Those statements can be emailed to Board Secretary Adeela Quereshi, at [email protected], or mailed to her at 1500 McDaniel Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. Statements can also be mailed directly to The Hon. Thomas M. Durkin, 219 South Dearborn St., Courtroom 1441, Chicago, IL 60604. Deadline for submitting the statements, however they are sent, is Dec. 7. Victim impact statements are typical for sentencing decisions, and are not unique to this case. Related