Video: Nine face corruption charges in East St. Louis, Illinois – Including one postal employee

12/05/16 – Eight public officials and one private citizen were arrested Monday on corruption charges, including East St. Louis Councilwoman June Hamilton Dean, East St. Louis Township Trustee Edith R. Moore and St. Clair County Board of Review member Michael Crockett Jr.

Christopher Malone, an employee of the United States Postal Service, is charged with Official Misconduct and the theft of government property. He is accused of stealing up to $500 worth of property including currency.

According to criminal complaints issued by the St. Clair County state’s attorney’s office:

  • Hamilton Dean, 53, of Swansea, was charged for “knowingly making a false document,” allegedly a false letter of employment for another person “with the intent to defraud.” Her bail was set at $30,000.
  • Raeshaunta S. Lacey, 45, of Swansea, was accused of receiving an altered document allegedly from Hamilton Dean. Lacey was charged with forgery because she allegedly “knowingly delivered a false document” to a rental office. Her bail was set at $10,000.
  • Crockett, 55, of Millstadt, was charged with official misconduct and bribery for allegedly acting in his official capacity with the intent to obtain a personal advantage for himself or another. According to the complaint, he “formed an act of excess of his lawful authority, in that in exchange for U.S. currency, he assisted in reducing property taxes on the land located at 3330-3338 Camp Jackson Road, Cahokia.” His arrest was the result of a federal and state investigation.
  • Moore, 68, of East St. Louis, faces three counts of forgery and voting violations stemming from a political battle for Democratic precinct committeeman in the 20th Precinct, where Moore was defeated. Moore, who also is the head of the East St. Louis Community Development Office, a former city manager and a former member of the East St. Louis Housing Authority trustee board, “knowingly prevented another person from lawfully voting,” according to the complaint. She was released on her own recognizance because of health reasons.
  • Roberts, 70, of East St. Louis, was charged with “official misconduct/personal advantage” for allegedly accepting airline tickets to fly to Las Vegas with his wife. His bail was set at $20,000.
  • Davis, 25, of Cahokia, an auxiliary police officer in Washington Park, was charged with misconduct for allegedly providing false information to an Illinois State Trooper investigating a crash involving Davis. His bail was set at $10,000.
  • Teanna A. Gillespie, 26, of East St. Louis, an Alorton police officer, was charged with two counts of possessing a firearm without a state-issued Firearm Owner Identification Card. She allegedly possessed a Smith and Wesson .40 caliber handgun.
  • Christopher Malone, 41, of Swansea, a U.S. postal worker, was charged with official misconduct and theft of government property.
  • Jo Ann Reed, 58, former mayor of Alorton, was charged with knowingly giving or promising to give money to another person to vote, or to influence that person to vote for or against any candidate or ballot question. She is also accused of electioneering within 100 feet of a polling place.

All of the charges are eligible for probation under Illinois law. Read more

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