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Former state senator and gubernatorial candidate Sam McCann of Plainview pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that allege he illegally spent more than $200,000 in campaign funds on cars, debts, other personal expenses and pay for himself.
McCann, 51, a Republican state senator from 2011 to early 2019, was appointed a public defender during a hearing after he told U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Eric Long that he was unemployed, being supported by his wife, a traveling nurse, and had credit card debt and loans totaling more than $30,000.
The Macoupin County resident also received the services of a public defender when he was first investigated in 2018 as part of a federal grand jury investigation, assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Bass said during the hearing.
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Illinois police and politicians are sounding off against a sweeping criminal justice reform bill signed into law earlier this week, in one instance calling the legislation a blatant move to punish an entire, honorable profession that will end up hurting law-abiding citizens the most.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill – an overhaul of criminal justice and policing in the state – on Monday. A coalition of law enforcement agencies from across the state has since slammed Pritzker s move, criticizing the Democratic governor for choosing to listen to a few strident political voices rather than the 120,000 petition signing citizens who plainly saw the bill for what it is, according to a statement provided to Fox News on Wednesday.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a sweeping overhaul of policing and criminal justice that eliminates the cash bail system, requires police agencies to equip officers with body cameras and strictly defines use-of-force rules for law enforcement. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, which designed the massive measure, hailed […]