Union County State's Attorney issued the following announcement on Jan. 11.
Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced today that Whitney L. Patton a/k/a Whitney L. Martin (DOB 06/14/1989) of Vienna, Illinois has been sentenced to six (6) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one (1) count of Continuing Financial Crimes Enterprise, a Class 1 Felony. Patton will serve a two (2) year period of Mandatory Supervised Release. Patton was arrested in October 2018 following an investigation by the Anna Police. Patton took personal checks from a vehicle parked in Anna in August 2018 and used checks at various Southern Illinois businesses.
Media: Please contact the Union County Sheriff’s Office at (618) 833-5500 for any available booking photographs.
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