An Ex-Kane County Court Clerk is Accused of Stealing from his Office

Former Kane County Circuit Clerk Thomas Hartwell has been charged with official misconduct, accused of spending nearly $120,000 in county funds on a campaign event and taking kickbacks from a St. Charles business owner.

Hartwell was indicted Tuesday on felony charges of theft by deception greater than $100,000, seven counts of official misconduct, six counts of wire fraud, a count of money laundering, a count of government employee misapplying funds, and three counts of income tax fraud, according to a news release from Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser. They allege the activity happened from December 2018 to November 2020.

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