Federal Grand Jury Issues Superseding Indictment Against Kinloch Mayor Keith Conway for Witness Tampering

ST. LOUIS—The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that the federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment late Thursday charging Kinloch Mayor Keith Conway with witness tampering in addition to the original two charges.

According to the superseding indictment filed today, on or about May 24, 2011, Conway caused false information to be provided to one or more Kinloch, Missouri city officials, including, but not limited to, several members of the board of aldermen, relative to the criminal charges pending against him and urged those officials and aldermen to provide false information relative to the criminal charges pending against him in the original indictment.

KEITH CONWAY, of Kinloch, Missouri, was originally indicted by a federal grand jury on May 23, 2011, on one felony count of wire fraud and one felony count of federal program theft.

The new charge of witness tampering carries a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment and/or fines up to $250,000. In determining the actual sentences, a judge is required to consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provide recommended sentencing ranges.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, St. Louis County Police Department Intelligence Unit, U.S. Department of Labor-Office of Inspector General, and the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hal Goldsmith is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

As is always the case, charges set forth in an indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.