Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) — Two people have been sentenced to federal prison involving separate, unrelated cases.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Scott West, 40, of Manchester in the United Kingdom, was sentenced to a total of 42 years in prison on three counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child.

Federal prosecutors claim West and an unidentified co-conspirator would use a social media account to solicit sexually explicit photos.  When received, the pair would ask for more.  The say it involved “multiple minors…in the Central District of Illinois.”  Some charging documents claim some of the victims were from Henry County, near the Quad Cities area.

“West manipulated and preyed upon children on two continents in his quest to fulfill his own sexual desires.” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah E. Seberger, in a news release. “This extradition and sentence ensured that his American victims received justice in the United States for his crimes. We will continue to work with law enforcement across the globe to bring justice to victims of abuse.”

West was extradited to Illinois from the United Kingdom in June, 2023.  He pleaded guilty in January, 2025.

In the other case, federal prosecutors say Carrie Musselman, 48, of Eureka, was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution after she was convicted at trial of one count of Healthcare Fraud, and five counts of Wire Fraud.

Musselman worked at Preferred Care Medical Center in Eureka, in Woodford County, and “engaged in a multi-year fraud to steal more than $2.5 million from Medicare and other insurance companies. As part of the scheme, Musselman submitted fraudulent insurance claims which indicated that services had been performed by medical doctors when they were actually performed by mid-level providers. That resulted in automatic pay increases for Musselman to which she was not entitled,” said a news release.  She also falsely claimed patients received services they did not.

“This case should serve as a warning to anyone who would commit fraud against health insurance,” said Acting United States Attorney Gregory M. Gilmore, in a news release. “We will seek out fraud, waste, and abuse and prosecute those who engage in it. Providers who take advantage of the trust placed in them to line their own pockets abandon their ethical responsibilities and raise health insurance costs for vulnerable patients.”

The conviction of Musselman came after a thirteen-day trial.

West’s case was tried in federal court in Springfield, while Musselman’s case was tried in federal court in Peoria (pictured, both in the Central Illinois District.