John Rallo

Campaign Donor In St. Louis County Corruption Scandal Gets 17 Months In Prison For Bribery

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 1 p.m. with comments from the sentencing.An insurance executive who donated thousands of dollars to then-St. Louis County Executive Steve…

Bill Miller, center, Steve Stenger's former chief of staff, walks out of federal court Friday after being sentenced to 15 months in prison.

Government, Politics & Issues

Stenger's Former Right-Hand Man Gets 15 Months In Prison For His Role In Pay-To-Play Scheme

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 2:50 p.m. Sept. 6 with comments from court hearingWilliam Miller, the chief of staff to disgraced former St. Louis County Executive Steve…

Former St. Louis Economic Development Partnership CEO Sheila Sweeney walks out of court after being sentenced to three years probation and fined $20,000 for her role in a corruption scheme. Aug 16, 2019

Government, Politics & Issues

Former Economic Development CEO Gets 3 Years' Probation, $20K Fine For Stenger Scheme

Jason Rosenbaum

Updated at 4:50 p.m. Aug. 16 with comments from attorneys —Sheila Sweeney, the former chief executive of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership,…

John Rallo (left) walks out of federl court after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges Tuesday

Government, Politics & Issues

Stenger Campaign Donor Pleads Guilty In Corruption Case

Rachel Lippmann

Updated 9:45 p.m. Tuesday with effort to strip pension from Steve Stenger — An insurance executive who received contracts with St. Louis County in…

Bill Miller, Steve Stenger's former chief of staff, walks out of federal court after pleading guilty on Friday. May 31, 2019

Government, Politics & Issues

Former County Executive Stenger's Chief Of Staff Pleads Guilty In Pay-To-Play Scheme

Beth Hundsdorfer

Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s chief of staff pleaded guilty on Friday morning to a federal corruption charge of aiding and abetting…

John Rallo (left), who allegedly received county contracts in exchange for campaign contributions to Stenger, leaves federal court with his attorney Friday afternoon.

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Key Figures In Stenger Case Facing Their Own Federal Charges

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 5:15 p.m., May 10 with Sheila Sweeney's guilty plea — Two people who figured prominently in the political corruption scandal that brought down…

Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger and his attorney Scott Rosenblum arrive Monday afternoon at the federal courthouse in St. Louis for Stenger's arraignment on federal charges. April 29 2019

Government, Politics & Issues

5 Things To Know About The Stenger Indictment

Beth Hundsdorfer

St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday with bribery, mail fraud and depriving citizens of honest…

Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger and his attorney Scott Rosenblum leave the federal courthouse in St. Louis Monday afternoon after Stenger pleaded not guilty to federal pay-to-play charges. April 29, 2019

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Stenger Pleads Not Guilty In Federal Pay-To-Play Charge, Resigns As St. Louis County Executive

Jason Rosenbaum

Updated 4:15 p.m., April 29 with more information from Stenger's court appearance — Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger has pleaded not guilty…