There were two offenders convicted of financial crimes or fraud released on parole in Belleville during the second quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
The data shows that both of the released offenders in Belleville were men. The younger parolee was a 24-year-old man sentenced in 2017. The other was a 57-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Christopher P. Edwards. He was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2017 when he was 22 years old. He is now 24.
Under state law, paroled offenders are still in legal custody of the IDOC, meaning they can be taken back to a correctional center at any time if the state has probable cause or a warrant.
The table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q2 2018 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.
Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Q2 2018
