Former East St. Louis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property

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Larry D. Greenlee, 40, of Belleville,Illinois, plead guilty in federal court in East St. Louis to one count of theftor conversion of government property, the United States Attorney for theSouthern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
Greenlee was indicted in February 2012.Facts surrounding the charge, as revealed in court, were that Greenlee, while apolice officer for the city of East St. Louis, failed an integrity test whereinfederal agents placed a Rolex watch encircled with diamonds in a vehicle thatappeared to be abandoned or stolen. Audio and video surveillance was in placearound the vehicle. On September 17, 2010, Greenlee responded to a call of asuspicious vehicle and then inventoried the contents of the vehicle prior tohaving the vehicle towed. During that process, Greenlee stole the Rolex watchfrom the vehicle. Sentencing is scheduled for September 21, 2012.
The investigation was conducted by theFederal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant UnitedStates Attorney Norman Smith.