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Maggi Tudor, 34, who worked as an account technician at the
Pinckneyville Correctional Center in southern Illinois, pleaded
guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of theft from a
federally funded program.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathleen Howard of the Southern District
told the court Tudor “abused her position of trust” to defraud
the state prison system, which also receives federal funding.
According to a stipulation of facts she signed, Tudor doctored
her husband’s payroll records for about two and a half years,
from July 1, 2022, through Dec. 30, 2024, while he worked as a
correctional officer at the Murphysboro Life Skills Re-Entry
Center, a satellite facility of the Pinckneyville Correctional
Center.
Under the plea agreement, the parties calculated an advisory
federal sentencing guideline range of 10 to 16 months in prison
and a fine of $5,500 to $55,000, but the judge is not bound by
that recommendation.
Tudor was charged in January, and under the terms of her plea
agreement, the government agreed to drop four of its wire fraud
charges. She last received pay from the state of Illinois in
March and earned about $11,900 this year, according to the
Illinois comptroller’s salary database. She earned about $58,100
in 2025.
An IDOC spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions
about the case, or the employment status of Tudor or her
husband, who was not charged, and according to the Illinois
comptroller’s salary database, still serves as a correctional
officer. He earned $137,800 in 2024, more than $57,000 over his
base pay. He made $86,800 in 2025 and has been paid $43,400
through June of this year.
Tudor also agreed to pay $124,917.35 in restitution to the
state. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 9 in federal
court in Benton.
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