Lloyd Kelly, Mail Fraud, Illinois 2012

Former Illinois legislative aide Lloyd Kelly is facing serious consequences after being charged with mail fraud. The charges stem from a $1.2 million grant awarded to the Let’s Talk Let’s Test Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Kelly and an Illinois state representative.

The indictment alleges that Kelly participated in a scheme to defraud the state of the grant funds from June 2007 to February 2009. During this time, Kelly allegedly diverted a substantial amount of the grant funds for his personal benefit and that of his associates.

The superseding indictment charges Kelly with one count of mail fraud, which carries serious penalties. According to the indictment, Kelly falsely represented that the Foundation would perform the requirements of the grant when he well knew the Foundation was neither capable of performing nor intended to perform the requirements.

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 ongoing and being conducted by participating agencies.

Lloyd Kelly, 52, was arrested on May 20, 2013, and appeared before Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Mills. Kelly was ordered released on bond, and trial was scheduled on July 2, 2013. The case remains ongoing, with no current sentence or outcome.

The grant in question was awarded by the Illinois Department of Public Health in 2007. The African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act was enacted in Illinois in 2005 to address the legislative finding that HIV/AIDS in the African-American community was a crisis separate and apart from the issue of HIV/AIDS in other communities.

The indictment alleges that Kelly diverted grant funds to himself to pay personal expenses, a bonus payment, and for personal expenses, as well as payments to others, including an organization that paid wages to individuals for work performed for the Illinois representative.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant: Lloyd Kelly; Crime: Mail Fraud; City: Springfield; State: Illinois; Date: 2012; Sentence/Outcome: Ongoing case.

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