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Country Club Hills Official’s Brother Guilty of Money Laundering
Ricky McCoy, brother of Regina R. Evans, the former police chief of Country Club Hills, Illinois, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for his role in a grant fraud scheme.
U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough ordered McCoy to serve six months in federal prison, followed by six months of home confinement. He was also ordered to remain on supervised release for three years following his release from the six-month prison term and to pay restitution in the amount of $44,338, jointly and severally with his sister and her husband, Ronald Evans.
The money laundering charge stems from McCoy’s role in issuing checks on behalf of We Are Our Brother’s Keeper, a not-for-profit program owned by the Evanses, with the proceeds of the checks deposited to an account controlled by the couple.
McCoy also pled guilty to participating with his sister and others to create a false story for law enforcement, the grand jury, and as a witness in a court proceeding, to falsely represent that an unidentified individual performed actual work under the grant awarded to We Are Our Brother’s Keeper.
Regina Evans, McCoy’s sister, previously entered pleas of guilty to charges filed in two cases, including obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and conspiracy to obstruct justice and witness tampering. She was sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $917,194.
Ronald Evans, McCoy’s brother-in-law, has pled guilty to the fraud scheme and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, 2014. The investigation is ongoing, and individuals who wish to provide information are urged to call the U.S. Attorney’s Office at 217-492-4450.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy A. Bass is prosecuting the case on behalf of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois. The investigation is being conducted by participating agencies of the Central District of Illinois’ U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Public Corruption Task Force, including the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Chicago Division; the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations; and, the Illinois Secretary of State Office of Inspector General.
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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