OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
RANDY G. MASSEY UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

Nine Executive Drive, Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208, Telephone (618) 628-3700

FORMER ALTON POLICE DEPARTMENT EVIDENCE
CUSTODIAN INDICTED

Randy G. Massey, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in East St. Louis, Illinois returned an indictment charging MICKEY L. DOOLEY, age 48, of Alton, Illinois, with:

Count 1: False Statement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment of up to five [5] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years supervised release.

Count 2: Wire Fraud Involving the Deprivation of Right to Honest Services of the Alton Police Evidence Custodian, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment of up to twenty [20] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years supervised release.

Count 3: Corruptly Attempting to Conceal an Object, a Laptop Computer, with Intent to Impair its Availability for Use In An Official Proceeding, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment of up to ten [10] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years supervised release.

Count 4: Disposal of Money That Had Been Stolen From Olin Credit Union, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment of up to ten [10] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years supervised release.

Count 5: Disposal of Money That Had Been Stolen From U.S. Bank, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment of up to ten [10] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years supervised release.

Count 6: Misapplication of Property Under The Care, Custody and Control Of A Local Government That Receives Federal Funds, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment of up to ten [10] years, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years supervised release.

Count 7: Failure to File a 2006 U. S. Individual Income Tax Return, which has a maximum possible punishment of a term of imprisonment of up to one [1] year, a fine of up to $100,000, and up to one year supervised release.

The Indictment alleges that Mickey L. Dooley, as evidence custodian for the Alton Police Department, misappropriated evidence for personal gain and thereby deprived the community out of the right to honest services of the evidence officer of the Alton Police Department to preserve the integrity of evidence being stored in connection with criminal investigations and prosecutions.

An indictment is a formal charge against a defendant. Under the law, a defendant is presumed to be innocent of a charge until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to the satisfaction of a jury.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Illinois State Police, and the Internal Revenue Service/Criminal Investigations. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Norman R. Smith.