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Illinois lawmaker, husband indicted over alleged kickback scheme
Prosecutors say the couple steered more than $100,000 in state grant and campaign money to family-linked nonprofits and used cash kickbacks, according to the indictment.
- On Tuesday, federal prosecutors indicted Illinois State Representative Carol Ammons and her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice involving an alleged kickback scheme.
- Prosecutors allege Carol Ammons directed state grants to nonprofits that paid her daughter, Titianna Ammons, while receiving cash kickbacks totaling more than $100,000 in benefits between 2017 and roughly 2023.
- Aaron Ammons allegedly directed potential witnesses to "muddy the waters" with the FBI and advised them to use code words about the ongoing investigation, according to the indictment.
- Wednesday, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch suspended Carol Ammons from House committees and caucus meetings, while House Minority Leader Tony McCombie called for her immediate resignation.
- Welch directed staff to review the budget for potential funding pauses, as prosecutors examine state grant appropriations to the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center and other organizations linked to the scheme.
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Urbana State Rep. Carol Ammons indicted in scheme to receive kickbacks, misusing campaign funds
State Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) has been charged with orchestrating an alleged scheme to receive illegal cash kickbacks from her own campaign account and from local nonprofits for which she helped secure state grant funding.
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