Chicago Sun-Times
US · 29 mins ago
Indicted downstate Rep. Carol Ammons won’t step down: ‘I have done nothing wrong’
An indicted central Illinois state representative will remain in office while fighting federal fraud charges for allegedly taking kickbacks on campaign expenses and angling state grant funding to organizations that hired her daughter.
Three days after a grand jury handed down a 10-count indictment against state Rep. Carol Ammons, the six-term Urbana Democrat issued a written statement Friday asserting her innocence and her commitment to the job.
“I recognize that this news is deeply concerning t
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