The U.S. Attorney for Southern Illinois has established a new tip line for reporting governmental corruption and will roll out a publicity campaign aimed at letting the public know about it.
U.S. Attorney Donald S. Boyce announced this week that anyone with information concerning public corruption within the 38 southernmost counties of Illinois is now encouraged to call the Southern Illinois Public Corruption Task Force Tip Line at 618-589-7353. There will also be a billboard campaign in connection with the tip line.
"Concerned citizens are the government's biggest asset when it comes to exposing people who are abusing the public's trust and misusing taxpayer money to line their own pockets," Boyce said in a prepared release. "This initiative is designed to solicit the public's help in identifying and targeting public corruption."
Boyce says agents from the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigations, and Illinois State Police will investigate any information provided.
St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly has partnered with Boyce's office on the rollout of the new effort.
"Over the past five years, we have greatly increased prosecution of public corruption," Kelly said. "With trust in our public institutions at an all-time low, we must do everything we can to protect it from those who would violate it."
Tip line created for whistle-blowers
Posted on 4/12/2017, 5:00 AM
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