San Diego man charged with money laundering
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE A San Diego man was charged with two counts of money laundering after being found with more than $90,000 in cash.
Yilkal B. Assefa, 36, of San Diego, California, was charged April 19 with two counts of money laundering, both Class 2 felonies.
The case was presented by the Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern Illinois.
According to court documents, on April 16 Assefa was found to be carrying approximately $93,000 in cash in a motor vehicle. The case included $10,000 in bundles with rubber bands, $79,960 in bundles contained in four vacuum-sealed bags, and $4,400 in a manila envelope.
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DeKalb County sheriff IDs man who died after being struck by train
The death remains under investigation.
Posted: Apr 19, 2021 3:10 PM
Posted By: Josh Rayburn
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the man who died Saturday after being hit by a train.
Mark Dudley Hixon, 53, of Rainsville died in the Collinsville area of County Road 530, according to the sheriff’s office.
A Northfolk Southern Railway employee called the sheriff’s office about the incident about 2 p.m. Saturday. Collinsville Police and Collinsville Fire departments responded to the scene along with deputies.
The death remains under investigation.