Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that a grand jury has issued a felony indictment against Democratic County Executive Sam Page.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced on Wednesday that a grand jury returned a true bill against Page, accusing him of abusing taxpayer dollars and deceiving his own county.
“I conducted this investigation into Sam Page’s alleged misuse of public funds because the people of St. Louis County deserve accountability, not corruption,” said Attorney General Bailey.
He continued, “Public officials must follow the law, and my Office will work to ensure that they always do.”
BREAKING: My Office has secured an indictment against St. Louis County Executive Sam Page on two felony counts of stealing by deceit and two counts of election law violations. pic.twitter.com/6KEhdryDXZ
— Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) July 30, 2025
According to the unsealed indictment, Sam Page is facing the following charges:
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Two Class Four Election Offenses for unlawfully using public funds to oppose a ballot measure during the 2025 election cycle. The indictment states Page authorized a flyer and a postcard campaign with county money between February and March 2025 in an effort to influence public opinion and defeat a ballot initiative — a direct violation of Missouri election law (Section 115.646, RSMo).
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One Count of Felony Theft ($25,000 or more) — Prosecutors allege Page misappropriated over $25,000 in postage under false pretenses by misleading county officials into thinking the expenditure was lawful.
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One Count of Felony Theft ($750 or more) — The Democrat executive also allegedly stole at least $750 in county funds through deceitful means, once again pushing illegal expenditures through false representations.
If convicted, Page could face up to 13 years in prison and fines reaching $24,000.
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In a statement late Wednesday, Page’s attorney Jeff Jensen said, “We adamantly deny Dr. Page engaged in any wrongdoing and look forward to his day in court.”
The indictment stems from a Proposition B mailer that was sent to county residents earlier this year. The proposition would have given the St. Louis County Council the ability to fire department heads appointed by Page.
The indictment alleges Page committed election offenses by using public funds on a flyer and postcard to “advocate the defeat, or oppose the passage, of a ballot measure on the April 8, 2025 ballot.”
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The application for a search warrant that was served earlier this week alleged that a list of over 100,000 voters was reduced to 55,000 to keep the cost of postcard printing under $5,000 to avoid having to obtain a bid for services.
“The postcards were mailed from St. Louis County at a rate of $0.56 instead of the printer’s rate of $0.406. Because of the higher rate of postage would come from St. Louis County’s postage machine, it was also used to keep the cost of printing the postcard from County Executive’s Office under $5,000 so no bid was needed. However, this resulted in an overage cost to St. Louis County close to $8,000,” read part of the application and affidavit for a search warrant.
According to the indictment, Page “appropriated postage of a value of at least $25,000, which property was owned by St. Louis County, and defendant appropriated such property from St. Louis County and with the purpose to deprive St. Louis County thereof by deceit in that the defendant represented to St. louis County that such expenditure was authorized, which representation was false and known by defendant to be false and St. Louis County relied on the representation and was thereby induced to part with such property.”
A copy of the indictment can be read below:
This isn’t the first time Sam Page’s leadership has come under scrutiny. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Page made headlines for his authoritarian approach, clamping down on local businesses while reportedly enjoying broad exemptions himself.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page told the local media in October 2021 that those St. Louis County residents who are caught out in public without a mask were “seeking confrontation.”
Page reinstated his mask mandate in October 2021 for all county residents regardless of vaccination status. Then that same week, the unpopular leftist was caught out in public at a St. Louis Blues hockey game without a mask.
A Missouri court ruled in November 2021 that the local St. Louis County mask mandates were not legal and must be lifted, but Sam Page disregarded the court’s ruling.
“We are aware of the recent court decision from Cole County. St. Louis County is not a party to that lawsuit. The next hearing in the St. Louis County mask case is November 30. We hope everyone will follow the masking and social distancing practices that public health experts recommend over the Thanksgiving holidays.”
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