Southern Illinois

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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