SPRINGFIELD - Two Christian County men were sentenced on Monday in U.S. District Court, Springfield, on unrelated convictions.

Danny Sidener Jr., 28, of Taylorville received 11 years and 9 months for supplying at least five kilograms of cocaine for distribution in Springfield and Central Illinois from 2004 to October 2005.

Thomas G. Adcock Jr. of Pana, former maintenance superintendent for the Christian County Housing Authority, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Jeanne E. Scott, who also ordered him to pay $41,174 to the housing authority. He must report July 2 to begin serving his sentence.

Adcock was convicted by a jury in November of six counts of wire fraud, three counts of fraudulently obtaining federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and three counts of filing false documents with the government.

Scott found Sidener accountable for distribution of 18.91 kilograms of cocaine as a result of a narcotics conspiracy, said Rodger A. Heaton, U.S. attorney for the Central District of Illinois.

Sidener pleaded guilty on Oct. 16 to the four offenses charged by a federal grand jury in November 2005: conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, distribution of 599 grams or more or cocaine, use of a telephone to facilitate a drug offense and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

During his change of plea hearing in October, Sidener admitted he profited financially from his conspiracy with Michael Mohan and others to distribute powder cocaine in Central Illinois.

Sidener admitted he obtained the cocaine and sold or "fronted" it on a consignment basis to others for distribution. He delivered about 1,500 grams of cocaine to Mohan's Springfield home on Oct. 28, after which he was arrested by federal authorities. During a search of his vehicle, officers found a 9mm revolver and 16 rounds of ammunition. A search warrant was served at Mohan's house and the cocaine recovered.

In Adcock's case, the government presented evidence at trial to show that from 1999 to 2001 he used his position with the housing authority to bid and receive a contract to provide painting services to the authority in the name of A+ Maintenance. At that time, he led the housing authority board of commissioners to believe that the firm was owned by an unrelated third party.

For about two years, Adcock prepared and submitted invoices in the name of A+ Maintenance for work performed in painting units. Many of those invoices contained double billings for work already paid for by the authority.

Adcock was responsible for checking the painting firm's work and approving its invoices without revealing that he had a conflict of interest. As a result, he received more than $72,000 from HUD, through the housing authority, as payment for the invoices.

Ron Ingram can be reached at ringram@herald-review.com or 421-7973.