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News: Illinois, United
States
Evidence Custodian for the Alton Police Department
Indited
Mickey L. Dooley, alleged as
evidence custodian for the Alton Police Department, misappropriated evidence
for personal gain
January 30,
2008
MADISON COUNTY IL NEWS -- According to an
indictment returned last Friday by a sitting federal grand
jury in East St. Louis, Illinois alleging Mickey L.
Dooley, as evidence custodian for the Alton
Police Department, misappropriated evidence for personal gain and
thereby deprived the community out of the right to honest services of the
evidence officer of the Alton Police Department to preserve the integrity of
evidence being stored in connection with criminal investigations and
prosecutions.
The indictment charges Mickey L. Dooley, age
48, of Alton, Illinois, with:
- Count 1: False Statement to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of
imprisonment of up to five [5] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three
years supervised release.
- Count 2: Wire Fraud Involving the Deprivation of Right to
Honest Services of the Alton Police Evidence
Custodian, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of
imprisonment of up to twenty [20] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to
three years supervised release.
- Count 3: Corruptly Attempting to Conceal an Object, a Laptop
Computer, with Intent to Impair its Availability for Use In An Official
Proceeding, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment
of up to ten [10] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years
supervised release.
- Count 4: Disposal of Money That Had Been Stolen From Olin
Credit Union, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment
of up to ten [10] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years
supervised release.
- Count 5: Disposal of Money That Had Been Stolen From U.S.
Bank, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment of up
to ten [10] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years supervised
release.
- Count 6: Misapplication of Property Under The Care, Custody
and Control Of A Local Government That Receives Federal Funds, which has a
maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment of up to ten [10] years,
a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years supervised release.
- Count 7: Failure to File a 2006 U. S. Individual Income Tax
Return, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment of up
to one [1] year, a fine of up to $100,000, and up to one year supervised
release.
An indictment is a formal charge against a
defendant. Under the law, a defendant is presumed to be innocent of a charge
until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to the satisfaction of a jury.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI, the Illinois State
Police, and the Internal Revenue Service/Criminal Investigations. The case is
being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Norman R. Smith.
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