bribery

A Quincy lobbyist and former state representative is one of four people indicted on a number of federal charges.

A federal prosecutor says his office would have been "grossly negligent" had it not conducted the investigation of an Illinois lawmaker that led to the Chicago Democrat's conviction for bribery and attempted extortion. Jurors found Representative Derrick Smith took a $7,000 bribe from a day care center seeking a state grant...

(BOWLING GREEN)-- An evidence hearing is Wednesday (DEC 11) for a Curryville man accused of trying to bribe a deputy. 23-year-old Luke Robert Cannon is charged with felony bribery of a public servant. He’s also accused of felony domestic assault, four counts of felony assault and a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated after he allegedly assaulted a woman and tried to ram his truck into