Ill. U.S. Attorney: Aldi Executive and Southern Illinois Contractor Plead Guilty to Rigging Construction Project Bids
May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024
EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release:
A former Aldi executive and a general contractor from Breese, Illinois, admitted guilt to federal fraud offenses which involved rigging the bid system for construction projects of grocery stores throughout southern Illinois and Missouri.
Louis R. Ross, Sr., 64, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail . . .
A former Aldi executive and a general contractor from Breese, Illinois, admitted guilt to federal fraud offenses which involved rigging the bid system for construction projects of grocery stores throughout southern Illinois and Missouri.
Louis R. Ross, Sr., 64, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail . . .