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 man from Troy, Illinois has been charged in federal court for allegedly threatening to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois is marking National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, joining the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) in their efforts to address human trafficking and support...
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois announced it collected more than $8.1 million in civil and criminal actions during Fiscal Year 2025. U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft reported that the office gathered $3,937,603...
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An Edwardsville resident, Jason Dawson, 38, has been indicted on a federal arson charge in connection with a fire at an insurance office building located on East Delmar Avenue in Alton.
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A former airman who was stationed at Scott Air Force Base has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to the sexual exploitation of minors and the distribution of child sexual abuse material.
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A Fayette County woman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for her role as a "money mule" in a foreign-based scam conspiracy that defrauded victims and used their stolen identities.
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An Indian national has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for his role in an imposter scam targeting elderly residents in several states, including Illinois and Missouri.
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A registered sex offender from Olney, Illinois, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to several new crimes involving children.
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A former pastor from Hamilton County, Illinois, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds intended for his church.
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A Lawrenceville, Illinois man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine in Lawrence County.
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A man from St. Peters, Missouri, has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend at gunpoint and attempting to force her into an abortion.
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Denali Group, Inc., a transportation company based in Alaska, has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent customer satisfaction surveys while posing as U.S. Department of War...
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High-ranking members of the Sinaloa Cartel have been charged in a federal superseding indictment unsealed in East St. Louis, Illinois.
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A Belleville resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to an arson charge related to a fire at a Lebanon, Illinois gas station.
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A federal judge in southern Illinois has sentenced Bryan K. Atkins, a 40-year-old resident of Richmond, Indiana, to 293 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of solicitation of child pornography.
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A Collinsville resident has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for constructing and possessing pipe bombs.
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The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois have filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Illinois, challenging its policies that provide financial support to undocumented...
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An Effingham County resident, Edward L. Stief, Jr., 42, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions involving criminally derived property.
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A Centralia resident has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing large amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
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A federal jury in Benton, Illinois, has found Kevin D. Stewart of Edwardsville guilty on two counts related to methamphetamine distribution.