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Charged with having coke, let out of jail, charged again with more coke

Kevin Billups of Peru was awaiting a jury trial for dealing cocaine – jurors were to be selected Monday – when he allegedly, and while on pre-trial release, sold another 2 ounces of cocaine.

By Tom Collins●

December 06, 2025 at 6:00 am CST

Fraudster claimed to have run Ottawa day care service

She claimed to run a daycare service in Ottawa with earnings of $100,000. Ebony Green was actually a hair stylist earning a fraction of that. Yet she got a COVID-19 relief loan for nearly $20,000. Ebony Green may now go to prison for five years.

By Tom Collins●

December 05, 2025 at 6:00 am CST