Mahomet man pardoned by Bush admitted false claim to feds

PEORIA – Federal court records show a Mahomet man who received a presidential pardon Monday admitted in 1988 to making a false claim and agreed to pay restitution to a railroad pension system.

Richard Michael Culpepper of was among 14 people President Bush pardoned Monday.

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