Fraud & CorruptionChinese national facing federal charges for posing as a federal agent to defraud a Belleville seniorJul 18, 2025
Courts & JusticeOut-of-state deer poachers ordered to pay nearly $120,000 in southern IllinoisJul 17, 2025
Sex Offender CasesTwo Chinese nationals facing federal charges in southern Illinois for staffing massage parlors with prostitutesJul 16, 2025
CrimeSt. Elmo man sentenced to 32 years’ imprisonment after he shot a rifle at federal agentsJul 14, 2025
Drugs & TraffickingEight facing federal meth charges after two-week drug arrest and search operationJul 7, 2025
Fraud & CorruptionFormer bank president and contractor plead guilty to federal charge in loan fraud schemeJul 3, 2025
Courts & JusticeU.S. Attorney’s Office to participate in Collinsville naturalization ceremonyJul 1, 2025
Fraud & CorruptionIllegal immigrant gets 12 years in prison for his part in India-based fraud targeting elderly victims across the MidwestJun 3, 2025
Fraud & CorruptionFormer Bank of O’Fallon executive pleads guilty to swindling $2 million in check kiting fraud schemeMay 20, 2025
Fraud & CorruptionThird defendant sentenced to prison in $1.7 million vehicle sale fraud schemeMay 9, 2025
Fraud & CorruptionU.S. Attorney Office to present senior fraud prevention seminar in Du QuoinMay 1, 2025
Sex Offender CasesKentucky man sentenced to 10+ years in federal prison for attempted sex offenses against a child in southern IllinoisMay 1, 2025
Fraud & CorruptionTwo sentenced to federal prison in $100,000 bank fraud and mail theft scheme in Metro EastApr 30, 2025