Feds Say Ammons Charges Shouldn’t Be Dismissed

Federal prosecutors are pushing back against a bid to dismiss charges against state Representative Carol Ammons of Urbana. Ammons’ attorneys argued the case should be thrown out, saying the indictment was flawed in connection with an alleged kickback scheme involving taxpayer funds directed to nonprofits in her district that employed her daughter, along with claims of improper campaign fund use. In a 29-page response, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois said the defense misread the charges and failed to disprove conduct prosecutors allege remains illegal. The filing says Ammons is seeking dismissal of charges “she wished she faced,” not those actually indicted.