WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.—Information provided by Williamson County board member Ron Ellis this morning is shedding more light on the situation regarding alleged theft from the county’s circuit clerk’s office.
Here is the information Ellis provided to Disclosure in a written verbal (our mistake; we received it from our correspondent in written form) statement at this morning’s county board meeting:
The Attorney General’s office has completed the investigation on one of the women in the Williamson County Circuit Clerk’s office and has determined it was a little over $100,000 taken by one of the women. No names were given as to which one it was.
It will take a little longer to complete the others since Illinois is such a corrupt state and cases are taken on a first in, first out basis.
There were rumors that someone from the Williamson County Sheriff’s department was also involved.
That investigation proved those rumors to be false.
While this information is relatively vague, it’s encouraging to know that there’s movement in the case. We here at Disclosure hadn’t heard that the sheriff’s department was involved in any way in the thefts. We did hear, however, that a former sheriff’s wife, Cheryl Cundiff, was one of three women (along with Sue Davis and Kelly Trammel) walked out of the Williamson County courthouse last summer, as this article recounts. No charges have been filed against any of the women.
We appreciate Ellis keeping us apprised of the situation as it grinds through the legal system at apparently one of the highest levels of the state. Keep checking back as more becomes available.