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Date: 02-01-2022

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United States of America v. John Fodero

Case Number: 3:21-cr-30084-SPM

Judge: Stephen P. McGlynn

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (St. Clair County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

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Description: East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with maintaining a drug house within 1000 feet of a school.

John Fodero, age 53, 53, of Centralia, Illinois, was found guilty of maintaining a drug house within 1000 feet of a school.

According to court documents, Fodero allowed numerous persons to utilize his residence to buy,
sell, and use illegal, controlled substances including fentanyl. Area emergency
personnel responded to overdose calls originating from his residence ten times within a ten-month
period during 2020 to 2021.

This case was investigated by the Centralia Police Department and the FBI-Springfield Division
Safe Streets Task Force.

21:856(a)(1) and (b) and 21:860 Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises Within 1,000 Feet of a School
(1)

Outcome: Defendant is sentenced to the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 60 months as to Count 1 of the Indictment. Upon release, defendant shall be placed on supervised release for a term of 6 years as to Count 1 of the Indictment. Defendant shall pay a special assessment of $100 and a fine of $5,000.

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