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Ex-prison worker sentenced in tobacco-dealing case 

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2009-11-06

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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A former worker at an Illinois federal lockup is now headed to federal prison for lying to investigators about a behind-bars tobacco-dealing operation that earned him $35,000.

In addition to six months in prison, 45-five-year-old Kenneth White of Centralia also was ordered Friday in East St. Louis to spend two years on supervised release after his prison time.

White pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to a federal officer.

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