U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois
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A U.S. district judge has sentenced Cierra S. Whitley, a 36-year-old woman from East St. Louis, to 11 years in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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A St. Louis man, Alen Saric, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for his role in a vehicle sale fraud scheme that affected victims across several Illinois counties.
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The Department of Justice has announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying and arresting child sex predators.
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A jury in East St. Louis, Illinois, has convicted a man from Cahokia Heights on several charges related to drug distribution and firearm possession.
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A federal court has sentenced Kyle M. Bond, a 41-year-old man from Wolf Lake, Illinois, to 150 months in prison after he admitted to firearm-related offenses.
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A federal grand jury has indicted nine individuals for immigration-related offenses in southern Illinois, specifically in Effingham, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties, over the past two months. U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft emphasized...
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A federal grand jury has indicted Andrew P. Blassie, the former Executive Vice President of the Bank of O’Fallon, in connection with a $2 million fraud scheme.
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A magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has ordered a Vandalia man to be held without bail.
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Following a two-day trial, a Centralia man has been found guilty of federal charges related to the distribution of cocaine and fentanyl in Marion County.
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A former police chief from Southern Illinois confessed in a federal court to abusing his position for personal gain by selling and trading confiscated items.
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A federal judge in Benton, Illinois, has sentenced Valentino Colic, a 34-year-old man from St. Louis, to over 12 years in prison for participating in a fraudulent scheme involving counterfeit cashier's checks.
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A Fayette County woman has been indicted by a southern Illinois grand jury on charges related to identity theft and money laundering.
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A Chilean national has been charged with federal offenses for allegedly using a stolen credit card to buy gift cards at Sam’s Club in Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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A California man has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl into the Metro East area.
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A Collinsville woman has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for embezzling over $158,000 and committing identity theft while employed at AMK Heating and Cooling in Edwardsville.
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A district judge has sentenced Vernelle E. Hines to 20 years in prison for an armed robbery at a convenience store in East St. Louis, Illinois.
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A Waterloo woman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for embezzling over $135,000 from the Dupo Community Unit School District #196.
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A Highland woman has confessed in federal court to trafficking counterfeit designer goods and infringing on registered trademarks.
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A federal judge in southern Illinois has sentenced three men to prison for their roles in a scheme involving counterfeit credit and debit cards used at gas stations.
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A man from Florissant, Missouri, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a scheme to deposit counterfeit checks at an Illinois bank.