Hal Goldsmith /tags/hal-goldsmith Hal Goldsmith en-US Copyright © 2024 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:10:47 GMT Former St. Louis County employee gets 18 months in prison for COVID relief scheme /government-politics-issues/2023-01-26/former-st-louis-county-employee-gets-18-months-in-prison-for-covid-relief-scheme Anthony Weaver, a former aide to two county elected officials, admitted in October that he helped a local business owner attempt to fraudulently obtain small-business grants early in the pandemic. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:10:47 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-01-26/former-st-louis-county-employee-gets-18-months-in-prison-for-covid-relief-scheme Rachel Lippmann 2 former Flordell Hills employees indicted in theft of more than $650,000 /government-politics-issues/2022-08-17/two-former-flordell-hills-employees-indicted-for-stealing-more-than-650-000 The two women are accused of diverting more than $650,000 over six years to personal uses, including rent, back taxes and gambling. The annual city budget is $450,000. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:01:17 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-08-17/two-former-flordell-hills-employees-indicted-for-stealing-more-than-650-000 Rachel Lippmann Jones expects more indictments; Page defends grant oversight /government-politics-issues/2022-06-08/jones-expects-more-indictments-page-defends-grant-oversight St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said Wednesday that recent federal public corruption indictments are “the tip of the iceberg.” Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:27:42 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-06-08/jones-expects-more-indictments-page-defends-grant-oversight Rachel Lippmann Stenger's Former Right-Hand Man Gets 15 Months In Prison For His Role In Pay-To-Play Scheme /government-politics-issues/2019-09-06/stengers-former-right-hand-man-gets-15-months-in-prison-for-his-role-in-pay-to-play-scheme 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… Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:14:26 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-09-06/stengers-former-right-hand-man-gets-15-months-in-prison-for-his-role-in-pay-to-play-scheme Rachel Lippmann Former Economic Development CEO Gets 3 Years' Probation, $20K Fine For Stenger Scheme /government-politics-issues/2019-08-16/former-economic-development-ceo-gets-3-years-probation-20k-fine-for-stenger-scheme 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,… Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:09:53 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-08-16/former-economic-development-ceo-gets-3-years-probation-20k-fine-for-stenger-scheme Jason Rosenbaum, Rachel Lippmann