Sheila Sweeney

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

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…

St. Louis County Council Chairman Sam Page declines to answer questions following a special meeting Thursday night.

Government, Politics & Issues

Economic Development Partnership Board Gets 5 New Members As It Tries To Move Past Stenger Scandal

Jason Rosenbaum

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has appointed five new members to the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership board.It’s a move the Democratic…

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…

Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway announces her office will audit the government of St. Louis County , the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership and the St. Louis County Port Authority. May 15, 2019

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri Auditor To Investigate St. Louis County Contracts In Wake Of Stenger Plea

Chad Davis

Updated 5:23 p.m., May 15, with statement from St. Louis Economic Development Chariman Karlos Ramirez — Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway announced…

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

Government, Politics & Issues

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…

Sweeney is out, Crim is in as CEO of STL Partnership

Economy & Business

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership ousts CEO, ethics probe underway

Sheila Sweeney is out, and Rodney Crim is in as interim CEO at the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership."Our board has determined that a new…