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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Pike County man sentenced to 30 years for child exploitation
Anthony Westemeyer, a 37-year-old resident of Nebo, Illinois, received a 30-year sentence for sexual exploitation of a child, according to a Springfield, Illinois court hearing on April 9, 2025. -
Pekin man convicted of attempted enticement of a minor
A jury in Peoria, Illinois, has found Joseph Perkins guilty of attempting to entice a minor. -
Man sentenced for federal drug distribution while awaiting surrender for previous charges
Romel Michael Turner, a 31-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, received a federal sentence of 151 months imprisonment on March 25, 2025. -
Decatur siblings receive long sentences for kidnapping local businessman
Two siblings from Decatur have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for kidnapping a local businessman in 2022. -
Indiana woman pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot
A woman from Clinton, Indiana, Davetta Cox, has pleaded guilty to charges related to a murder-for-hire scheme. -
Peoria men sentenced for drug trafficking involving over 100 kg marijuana
Kelvin Eugene Patterson, Jr., 39, of Peoria, Illinois, received a twelve-year prison sentence on March 4, 2025. -
Decatur man sentenced to over five years for child pornography possession
A Decatur, Illinois man, Brian R. Lewis, 46, received a sentence of 63 months in prison on March 4, 2025. -
Peoria man sentenced for attempted enticement of a minor
A Peoria man, Joshua Michael Williams, aged 43, received a sentence of 135 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor. -
Marquette Heights man sentenced for firearm possession and explosive devices
A Marquette Heights resident, Dalton Lee Mattus, aged 35, received a sentence of 57 months in prison on March 5, 2025. -
Peoria men sentenced for federal robbery and firearm offenses
Two Peoria men, Isaiah L. Holland and Tyrone Anthony Curtis, have been sentenced to federal prison following their convictions on robbery and firearm charges. -
Federal inmate sentenced for aggravated battery at Illinois correctional facility
Travis Jay Nyhoff, 42, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Pekin, Illinois, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for aggravated battery. -
Springfield man sentenced for assaulting postal worker
A Springfield man, Larry French Jr., has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for assaulting a United States Postal Service employee. -
Springfield man sentenced to prison for drug trafficking with street gang
A Springfield, Illinois man has been sentenced to 180 months in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy linked to the local street gang Boss Playas. -
Illinois man sentenced for illegal firearm possession as a felon
Chad Dickerson, a 34-year-old resident of Brighton, Illinois, has been sentenced to three years in prison for possession of firearms as a felon. -
Eureka chiropractor found guilty in $1.5 million Medicare fraud case
A federal jury has found Carrie Musselman, a chiropractor from Eureka, Illinois, guilty of defrauding Medicare and other insurance companies out of more than $1.5 million.