There's a renewed focus by the FBI on cracking down on violent crime across the country and that includes Illinois where they and local police just completed 'Operation Summer Heat'.
The FBI in St. Louis say that two men have admitted to running a scheme that lasted for nearly 20 years and cost more than 90 in Missouri at least $3 million dollars.
The FBI says a man in Illinois has been sentenced to 7 years and 8 months in federal prison for his role in the robbery of 5 different Illinois financial institutions.