Former East St. Louis administrator charged with alleged misuse of city credit card

A former East St. Louis city manager is facing theft and misconduct charges for alleged misuse of a city credit card.

Carlos Mayfield, 60, was arrested and charged on Oct. 1 after an investigation by Illinois State Police determined he used the card to make personal purchases.

Mayfield is accused of taking between $500-$10,000 of Government property, a class 2 felony. He is also accused of fraudulent use of a credit/debit card, a class 4 felony, according to charging documents.

The alleged purchases happened between March 31, 2022 and April 3, 2022, the charges say. The charging documents do not specify what purchases Mayfield allegedly made with city funds.

Mayfield appeared at a pretrial detention hearing on Nov. 15 and was released from custody. A preliminary hearing on the charges is set for Dec. 13.

Mayfield was hired to replace Brooke Smith in the spring of 2021 at a salary of $100,000 per year. He left the job in late 2022 on a leave of absence due to an undisclosed illness and didn’t return.

He declined comment when a BND report contacted him Wednesday.

Illinois State Police worked with the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s office in their investigation, a release stated.

This story was originally published November 20, 2024 at 4:59 PM.