NEW: Prominent Democrat Power Couple Indicted In Stunning Kickback Scheme

Illinois state Rep. Carol Ammons and her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, have been indicted in a sweeping federal case alleging kickbacks, campaign cash abuse and obstruction of justice.

A federal grand jury late Tuesday charged Carol Ammons, an Urbana Democrat and 11-year veteran of the Illinois House, with 10 counts of wire fraud, making continue reading …