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Judge denies McCann request for home confinement
Former state senator, third-party governor candidate to be sentenced in June after guilty plea

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- After suddenly pleading guilty as his federal corruption trial was wrapping up this week, former state Sen. Sam McCann won’t be released to await sentencing, U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless ruled Friday. McCann has been held at Macon County Jail since last Friday, when Lawless ordered him detained for disobeying her direct orders after being discharged from a sudden hospitalization. He’s showed up to court every day since in a wheelchair, sporting a black and […]

February 18, 2024 35

Capitol News Illinois

Former Sen. Sam McCann pleads guilty to corruption charges
Prosecutors played hours of FBI recordings of McCann at trial prior to his plea

As federal prosecutors were preparing to rest their case Thursday in the corruption trial of former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann, the one-time gubernatorial candidate had a change of heart. His attorney announced McCann would reverse his position of innocence he’s held since being indicted three years ago and plead guilty on all counts. “You can’t take it back,” U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless told McCann before he officially entered his guilty plea. “Are you still prepared to plead?” “Yes, […]

February 16, 2024 23

Capitol News Illinois

ONGOING COVERAGE: McCann misuse of campaign funds

Feds accuse ex-lawmaker of ‘greed, fraud and arrogance’ in misusing campaign funds After week of delays, former GOP State Sen. Sam McCann’s trial finally underway SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Bass pulled no punches in describing former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann on the first day of his federal corruption trial on Tuesday. “This case is about greed, fraud and arrogance,” Bass said. “Greed for a lifestyle far beyond his means...fraud in obtaining that lifestyle...and arrogance […]

February 14, 2024 8

Capitol News Illinois

McCann to represent himself in corruption trial
McCann fires court-appointed attorneys on trial’s scheduled start date

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- Monday was supposed to have been the first day in the weeklong federal corruption trial of former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann, who allegedly misused more than $200,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses. A pull-down projector screen in the Springfield courtroom of U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless stood ready to play host to prosecutors’ presentation prepared to accompany their opening statements. But in a bizarre turn of events as Lawless took the bench on […]

November 27, 2023 4

Capital Area Region

McCann drops second public defender in federal trial
Money laundering, tax evasion, and fraud trial delayed to February

SPRINGFIELD -- The trial of former state senator and one-time gubernatorial candidate William "Sam" McCann will not occur until next year. According to our media partners at WLDS, McCann appeared in federal court Monday morning before Judge Colleen Lawless to set a trial date. McCann faces nine federal counts that include money laundering, tax evasion, and fraud. Former Illinois state Sen. and 2018 Conservative Party gubernatorial nominee William "Sam" McCann spoke to the media after his hearing Monday in federal […]

November 27, 2023 16

Illinois

More revelations on McCann alleged campaign funds spending in Federal court filings

SPRINGFIELD -- The federal trial for a former State Senator and one-time gubernatorial candidate indicted for wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion is set to begin later this month. New court motions filed on Friday reveal some new information in the case against former 50th District State Senator William “Sam” McCann. According to our media partners at WLDS, McCann served the district from 2011 to 2019. In 2018, McCann created a third party to run for governor against former Republican […]

November 12, 2023 40

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Colleen Lawless

Judge denies McCann request for home confinement
Former state senator, third-party governor candidate to be sentenced in June after guilty plea

Former state senator, third-party governor candidate to be sentenced in June after guilty plea

Former Sen. Sam McCann pleads guilty to corruption charges
Prosecutors played hours of FBI recordings of McCann at trial prior to his plea

Prosecutors played hours of FBI recordings of McCann at trial prior to his plea

ONGOING COVERAGE: McCann misuse of campaign funds

McCann to represent himself in corruption trial
McCann fires court-appointed attorneys on trial’s scheduled start date

McCann fires court-appointed attorneys on trial’s scheduled start date

McCann drops second public defender in federal trial
Money laundering, tax evasion, and fraud trial delayed to February

Money laundering, tax evasion, and fraud trial delayed to February

More revelations on McCann alleged campaign funds spending in Federal court filings

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