U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois
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A Pekin man, Joseph D. Perkins, 32, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor.
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A Peoria man, Michael Dean Dupoy, 53, has been sentenced to a total of 20 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Jonathan E. Hawley handed down the sentence on August 20, 2025, which includes 216 months...
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A man from Tempe, Arizona, Terence Michael Carroll, 38, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to distribute more than 1,000 grams of a mixture containing fentanyl.
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Darell Reed, 35, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Pekin, Illinois, has received an additional 15-month prison sentence for possessing a prohibited object while incarcerated.
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A Bloomington man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for firearm possession and cocaine distribution.
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A federal jury in Peoria, Illinois, has convicted Jalal Nimer Asad, 61, of Lindenhurst, on twenty-one felony counts related to tax fraud and financial crimes.
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In Springfield, Illinois, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois is observing National Police Week by recognizing the contributions and sacrifices of law enforcement officers at various levels.
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Luisito Espanola, a 65-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison.
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The Department of Justice has announced the outcomes of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide initiative aimed at apprehending child sex offenders.
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A 36-year-old resident of Peoria, Illinois, Paul Graf, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor.
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Anthony Westemeyer, a 37-year-old from Nebo, Illinois, received a 30-year prison sentence for sexual exploitation of a child, as adjudicated on April 9, 2025, in Springfield, Illinois.
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A jury in Peoria, Illinois, has found Joseph Perkins, 32, guilty of attempting to entice a minor.
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Romel Michael Turner, aged 31, of Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm handed down the sentence on March 25, 2025.
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A Danville man, Kevin Marshall, 35, received a life sentence without parole on September 8, 2025, for his involvement in the carjacking and murder of Daniel Walter in April 2020.
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A woman from Clinton, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to involvement in a murder-for-hire plot.
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Two siblings from Decatur, Ademeko Maclin-Carney and Ausarian Carney, have been sentenced to thirty and twenty-four years in federal prison, respectively.
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A Decatur, Illinois man, Brian R. Lewis, 46, has been sentenced to 63 months in prison for possessing child pornography.
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A Peoria man, Joshua Michael Williams, aged 43, has been sentenced to 135 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor.
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Carrie Musselman, a chiropractor from Eureka, Illinois, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to repay over $2.3 million after being found guilty of healthcare fraud and wire fraud.
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A Marquette Heights resident, Dalton Lee Mattus, 35, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.