Tag: St. Clair County

  • St. Clair, Michael, Tax Evasion, California 2020

    St. Clair, Michael, Tax Evasion, California 2020

    ⏱ 2 min read A brazen tax cheat in St. Clair County, Illinois, has landed behind bars after pleading guilty to filing hundreds of false tax returns. Dormeshia Haire, 38, owned several tax preparation businesses, including Dormeshia Taxes and One Tax Guru Financial Services. According to court documents, Haire falsified her own income and her…

  • Jim F. Lanier, Unlawful Possession of a Destructive Device, Illinois 2023

    Jim F. Lanier, Unlawful Possession of a Destructive Device, Illinois 2023

    A St. Clair County man faces federal charges for possessing a homemade pipe bomb. He admitted to intending to use it on his wife’s vehicle and against confrontations. Fortunately, it did not detonate. Unregistered possession of a destructive device can lead to 10 years’ imprisonment. Collaboration between law enforcement agencies prevented potential harm.