Ex-senator faces charges over campaign funds
Federal indictment accuses one-time gubernatorial candidate McCann of money laundering, tax evasion
Darren Iozia and David C.L. Bauer Journal-Courier
Feb. 4, 2021
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Former state Sen. Sam McCann speaks during a 2018 meeting of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans Affairs. McCann, a one-time gubernatorial candidate, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury.Erin Brown | Sun Times (AP)
A nine-count federal indictment accuses former senator and one-time gubernatorial candidate William “Sam” McCann Jr. of a scheme in which campaign money was used for personal purchases and concealed from donors, the state and law enforcement authorities.
Press release…
A grand jury today indicted former Illinois State Senator Sam McCann on charges of fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion related to his alleged misuse of campaign money for personal expenses. The indictment alleges that from May 2015 to June 2020, McCann engaged in a scheme to convert more than $200,000 in contributions and donations made to his campaign committees to pay himself and make personal purchases, and that he concealed his fraud from donors, the public, the Illinois State Board of Elections and law enforcement authorities.
The indictment was announced by Central District of Illinois U.S. Attorney John C. Milhiser; FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean M. Cox, Springfield Division; and, IRS Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge David Talcott, St. Louis Field Office.
Ten Men Arrested, Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
U.S. Department of Justice
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney John Milhiser and FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge Sean M. Cox announced that 10 men were arrested in September in Springfield, Ill., and charged in separate criminal complaints with attempted enticement of a child to engage in sexual activity. The complaints were unsealed on August 31, throughout the day, as each made their respective initial appearance in federal court in Springfield, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Tom Schanzle-Haskins via video teleconference. Each was ordered detained pending hearings scheduled for later this week.