East St. Louis Dem vote fraud update: Two of the convicted cheaters rehired by ESL

From the Belleville News-Democrat:

Two city workers who were fired in June after being convicted of vote fraud in federal court have been rehired.

But two other city workers who lost their city jobs in April after pleading guilty and later testifying for the prosecution during the same monthlong vote fraud trial in East St. Louis federal court have not gotten their City Hall jobs back.

Democratic precinct committeemen Sheila Thomas and Jesse Lewis, convicted in June, were back on the job Monday in the department of regulatory affairs.
Thomas is a clerk and Lewis is a housing inspector. Both were fired after their convictions and face sentencing in October.
Their rehiring has prompted City Councilman Eddie Jackson to call for a citywide hiring policy regarding job candidates who have felony records.

Several longtime city employees have felony records ranging from drug charges to homicide.

Last November, votes were bought by Democratic precint captains for $10.00 each.

Here's a good summary of this under-reported scandal.