W. Dundee attorney might admit theft

A West Dundee attorney accused of stealing some $210,000 from his clients could admit his guilt in the case later this summer.

William Chesbrough, 57, of the 1400 block of Grand Point Boulevard, was arrested last year and faces felony theft charges that he bilked $140,000 from two elderly women and $70,000 from a host of other clients.

“In all likelihood, it’s going to be a cold plea,” defense attorney Gary Johnson told Kane County Judge Edward Schreiber last week.

In a cold plea, a defendant admits guilt and leaves sentencing up to the judge instead of agreeing on a sentence length with prosecutors before admitting wrongdoing.

Chesbrough, who was disbarred by the state last fall, is due in court again Aug. 23.

The charges carry a top prison term of 15 years, but probation also is an option.

Probation in videotaping case:A 29-year-old man avoided prison time last month after pleading guilty to felony unauthorized videotaping at the Batavia Target store.Nicholas M. Carreno, of the 900 block of Fallen Oak Trail, Aurora, pleaded guilty to unauthorized videotaping at the store at 115 N. Randall Road.According to court documents, Carreno was accused of recording a woman in the changing room on July 7, 2010. He was arrested in mid-July after the victim reported someone put a #147;penlike#148; object under the dressing room door.The felony charge carried a top prison term of up to three years.Carreno received two years probation, a $2,696 fine, 70 days of GPS monitoring and he is prohibited from having contact with the victim.He also cannot own any video equipment or enter any Kane County area Target store.Judge James Hallock accepted the guilty plea.Fallen judge remembered:Kane County Judge T. Jordan Gallagher, who died from cancer complications at 63, was laid to rest last week.Gallagher served three years as a judge and before that was DeKalb County state#146;s attorney from 1976 through 1984.There wasn#146;t enough space to put all the remembrances from friends and colleagues into the paper last week, but here is one that I found touching.Said Gerry Morel, lifelong friend and colleague: #147;I#146;ve known Jordan since youth. We even shared an apartment together in law school. If you wanted a person as a great friend and a great lawyer, Jordan is the one you would choose because of his loyalty, kindness, and integrity, all of which came packaged with a great Irish sense of humor.#148;hhitzeman@dailyherald.com