The data shows that three men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for financial crimes or fraud was 42. The youngest parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2019, and the oldest was a 52-year-old man sentenced in 2016.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Craig Townsend. He was convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2016 when he was 50 years old. He is now 52.
Under state law, paroled offenders are still in legal custody of the IDOC, meaning they can be taken back to a correctional center at any time if the state has probable cause or a warrant.
The table below shows the 50 zips in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q1 2019 who were convicted of financial crimes or fraud.
Prisoners convicted of financial crimes or fraud paroled in Q1 2019