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Q2 2018 Recap: Parolees in Melrose Park convicted of financial crimes or fraud

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There were four offenders convicted of financial crimes or fraud released on parole in Melrose Park during the second quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Cook News.

The data shows that four men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for financial crimes or fraud was 38. The youngest parolee was a 30-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 51-year-old man sentenced in 2016.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Ephriam Marks. He was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2016 when he was 48 years old. He is now 51.

Under state law, paroled offenders are still in legal custody of the IDOC, meaning they can be taken back to a correctional center at any time if the state has probable cause or a warrant.

The table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q2 2018 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.

Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Q2 2018

City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
60
10%
90%
38
Joliet
9
0%
100%
38
Decatur
8
12.5%
87.5%
42
Peoria
8
12.5%
87.5%
38
Springfield
5
40%
60%
35
Kankakee
4
0%
100%
45
Melrose Park
4
0%
100%
38
Bloomington
4
0%
100%
39
Rockford
4
25%
75%
50
Steger
3
0%
100%
55
Champaign
3
0%
100%
37
Harrisburg
3
0%
100%
37
Aurora
3
66.7%
33.3%
30
Waukegan
3
0%
100%
44
East Saint Louis
2
50%
50%
42
Freeport
2
0%
100%
39
Palatine
2
0%
100%
39
Glendale Heights
2
0%
100%
38
Des Plaines
2
0%
100%
38
Oak Lawn
2
50%
50%
37
Rantoul
2
0%
100%
47
North Chicago
2
0%
100%
32
Elgin
2
0%
100%
52
Belleville
2
0%
100%
40
Wauconda
2
0%
100%
25
Chicago Heights
2
0%
100%
43
Quincy
2
0%
100%
47
Calumet City
2
0%
100%
31
Neoga
1
100%
0%
50
Mchenry
1
0%
100%
35
Maywood
1
0%
100%
43
O Fallon
1
0%
100%
36
Momence
1
100%
0%
35
Montgomery
1
0%
100%
56
Morris
1
0%
100%
42
Mount Vernon
1
0%
100%
41
Normal
1
100%
0%
44
Newton
1
0%
100%
30
Mount Olive
1
0%
100%
30
Mundelein
1
0%
100%
27
Okawville
1
0%
100%
24
Olney
1
100%
0%
45
Ottawa
1
0%
100%
23
Sterling
1
0%
100%
38
Streamwood
1
0%
100%
21
Streator
1
0%
100%
27
Taylorville
1
0%
100%
52
Troy
1
100%
0%
38
Urbana
1
0%
100%
63
Vienna
1
0%
100%
32

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