Category: Illinois – Southern District
Department of Justice Announces Launch of Firearms Trafficking Strike Forces to Crack Down on Sources of Crime Guns | USAO-SDIL
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Justice today launched five cross-jurisdictional strike forces to help reduce gun violence by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key regions across the country. Leveraging…
St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Offenses | USAO-SDIL
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Lamondra Beckley, 43, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty today topossession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking…
Madison Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Unlawful Gun Possession | USAO-SDIL
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Jeremy D. Mosby, 28, of Madison, Illinois, has been sentenced to 63 months for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Mosby pleaded guilty…
Former Treasurer of Perry County Agricultural Society Indicted for Fraud | USAO-SDIL
PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. – The former treasurer of the Perry County Agricultural Society (“PCAS”) isunder federal indictment for defrauding the PCAS out of more than $100,000. Billy E. Harris, 47, is charged…
Christopher Grant Convicted in Federal Court for the Murder of Illinois State Trooper Nicholas Hopkins | USAO-SDIL
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Christopher R. Grant, 47, of East St. Louis, Illinois, faces the possibility of life without parole following his guilty plea earlier today to a series of federal…
AAR Corp. Settles False Claims Act Investigation For $11 Million | USAO-SDIL
WASHINGTON – AAR Corp., located in Wood Dale, Illinois, and its subsidiary, AAR AirliftGroup Inc. (Airlift), located in Melbourne, Florida, have agreed to pay the United States$11,088,000 to resolve allegations…
Kansas Man Sentenced to 21 Years on Federal Drug Charges | USAO-SDIL
East St. Louis, Ill. – Lloyd Parker, 32, of Hutchinson, Kansas, was sentenced last week to 262 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Parker pled guilty…
New FBI Undercover Operation Snares Six | USAO-SDIL
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Six more men from Missouri and Illinois are facing federal charges forattempting to engage in sexual activity with minors. Eric E. Hamilton, II, 22, of Maryland…
Ex-Mayor of Columbia Sentenced | USAO-SDIL
Columbia, Ill. – The former mayor of Columbia, Illinois, Kevin Hutchinson, was sentenced on Monday to two years’ probation, a $500 fine, and 40 hours of community service for lying…
Behavioral Health Specialist Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Enticing a Minor Hopsital Patient for Sex, and Attempting to Obstruct His Prosecution | USAO-SDIL
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Ricardo D. Minor, 40, of Cahokia, Illinois, will be spending 15 years infederal prison for enticing a minor to have sex with him. Minor was…
