A former business official and treasurer of the Carterville School District in Illinois has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for embezzling funds from the district.
Todd Ryan Frazier, 32, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced on an unspecified date in 2024 as a result of his conviction for Embezzlement and Theft from the Carterville School District, a unit of local government that received federal funds.
Frazier was also ordered to serve two years supervised release following his release from prison, to pay restitution totaling $100,420.80, and to serve two hundred hours of community service.
‘I cannot stress enough that public service is a public trust. If you violate the public’s trust, you will be punished,’ said United States Attorney Stephen R. Wigginton.
Court documents reveal that Frazier, from August of 2008 and continuing through February of 2012, engaged in a scheme to defraud the Carterville School District, Unit 5, in Williamson County, while he was the School Business Official, which included the duties and responsibilities to act as the treasurer and payroll officer for the district.
Frazier abused his position of public trust over a three and a half year period causing a loss of approximately $114,000.
The successful prosecution is the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the Carterville School District. The case was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Norman R. Smith.
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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