Thursday's punishment exceeds the 17½ year sentence that prosecutors sought for John Wilson, who's from the St. Clair County community of Yale.
Federal prosecutors say the 57-year-old collected $2 million by promoting himself as a law expert who could win freedom for inmates across the country.
He pleaded guilty to fraud and a tax crime.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Resnick Cohen says Wilson was a "wolf in sheep's clothing" who targeted poor, vulnerable families whose loved ones were in prison.
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