EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois businessman and philanthropist who federal investigators say made $1 million in a bid-rigging scandal orchestrated by a county treasurer has been ordered to more than a year in prison.
U.S. District Judge David Herndon sentenced Barrett Rochman on Tuesday to a year and four months behind bars — the government’s recommendation — and fined the Makanda man $30,000.
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