A Bentley-driving Cicero preacher who once made headlines for warning a federal judge about the “wrath of God” was convicted Wednesday of submitting false documents to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in state subsidies for day care centers.
After deliberating for about 11 hours over two days, a federal jury convicted Herman Jackson on all 13 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud and lying to the FBI. His wife, Jannette Faria, was also convicted of all five fraud counts against her.
After the verdict, U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman ordered Jackson taken into immediate custody, citing his previous behavior while out on bond awaiting trial and noting he faces a potentially lengthy sentence.