U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois: Pere Marquette Developers Convicted of Mail Fraud, Money Laundering, and Bankruptcy Charges
November 03, 2023
November 03, 2023
PEORIA, Illinois, Nov. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release:
A federal jury today returned guilty verdicts after a day and a half of deliberations in the trial against Pere Marquette Hotel developers Gary E. Matthews, 81, of East Peoria, Illinois, and Monte J. Brannan, 70, of Peoria, Illinois. Matthews and Brannan were jointly charged with five counts of mail fraud and 13 counts of money laundering. Brannan was a . . .
A federal jury today returned guilty verdicts after a day and a half of deliberations in the trial against Pere Marquette Hotel developers Gary E. Matthews, 81, of East Peoria, Illinois, and Monte J. Brannan, 70, of Peoria, Illinois. Matthews and Brannan were jointly charged with five counts of mail fraud and 13 counts of money laundering. Brannan was a . . .