Former Illinois lawmaker sentenced to 1 year in federal prison for tax offenses
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CHICAGO — A former Illinois lawmaker will spend a year in federal prison for tax offenses.
On Friday, 62-year-old Annazette Collins, a former Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate and House of Representatives, was sentenced to one year in federal prison for under reporting and failing to file federal income taxes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Illinois, Collins
According to prosecutors, Collins, who was convicted in February, willfully filed a false individual tax return in 2014 and 2015 and willfully failed to file an individual income tax return in 2016 on behalf of her consulting and lobbying business, Kourtnie Nicole Corp.
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In addition to her prison sentence, Collins was also ordered to pay $110,852 in restitution.
According to the Associated Press, the case is one of several that stemmed from an investigation into former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Madigan was indicted in 2022, for his alleged role in a racketeering conspiracy connected to lobbying practices during his time in politics. He later pleaded not guilty to federal charges including racketeering, bribery, wire fraud and extortion.
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