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 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.
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An Indian national residing illegally in the United States has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his involvement in a fraud scheme targeting elderly individuals across the Midwest.
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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.