East St. Louis Woman Charged In $800,000 Unemployment Insurance Scam
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal grand jury in East St. Louis, Illinois, has returned a 7-count indictment charging Talfanita …
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String of Armed Robberies Leads to Decades in Prison for Nebraska Pair
Fairview Heights, Ill. – Two Nebraska men were sentenced this week to lengthy prison terms for committing a series of …
Belleville Man Indicted for Producing Child Pornography
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A St. Clair County man is under federal indictment on multiple charges involving producing and distributing …
Collinsville Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Methamphetamine
East St. Louis, Ill. – A Collinsville man pled guilty today to a Federal Grand Jury Indictment charging him with …
Troy Businessman Pleads Guilty to Payroll Tax Fraude
TROY, Ill. – A Troy, Illinois businessman has entered a guilty plea on a charge that he willfully failed to …
St. Louis Drug Dealer Sentenced to Prison
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A St. Louis man pled guilty and was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in prison …
Florida Man Sentenced to Prison After Traveling to Edwardsville to Cash Counterfeit Checks Using Stolen Identities
BENTON, Ill. – Elvin Lugo-Cales, 47, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison and 3 …
Former Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Mascoutah Trucking Company Out of More Than $600,000
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – This morning, Timothy P. Mayer, 41, of Waterloo, Illinois, appeared in federal court in East …
St. Clair County Man Indicted for Traveling to the Philippines for Sex with a Minor
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A St. Clair County man is in federal custody today on a trio of crimes …
Southern Illinois Professor Indicted for Grant Fraud
CARBONDALE, Ill. – A mathematics professor and researcher at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale (SIUC) is under federal indictment for …
St.Louis Man Sentenced to 12 Years In Prison For Enticing Illinois Minor, Traveling to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct
Belleville, Ill. – Earlier today, Joseph L. Hughes, a/k/a “Joe King,” 29, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 149 …
Two Southern Illinois Amtrack Stations Part of $2.25 Million Justice Department Settlement
Patrons of two Amtrak stations in the Southern District of Illinois may be eligible for compensation as part of a …
Southern Illinois Mail Thief Sentenced to Prison
A man who repeatedly stole mail from mailboxes in Southern Illinois is heading to prison. Seth W. Sorensen, 45, was …
Children got free supplies in a back-to-school event on Friday in Southern Illinois
The event was organized at Marion Office of Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department. Hundreds of children attended the event with their …