A Springfield attorney has been suspended for two years for falsifying work records.

The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission , which operates under the state's Supreme Court, last week ruled on the case of Salena Rachelle Young after a complaint was submitted in 2024.

Young "knowingly" submitted timesheets to the Illinois Attorney General's office showing she worked full days while she also worked part-time as a Sangamon County assistant public defender and operated a solo law practice.

In a separate case, Young's husband, Jason Paul Young , was also suspended by the ARDC in late 2024.

On at least three dozen occasions, according to the complaint, Salena Young falsified worked work between November 2021 and June 2023.

As a public defender, Young handled juvenile abuse and neglect cases.

The ARDC said after leaving the attorney general’s office, Young worked as an attorney for the city of Springfield and during that time allegedly forwarded emails to her "romantic partner."

Young no longer works for the city.

Young's suspension is effective on June 12.

Jason Young was suspended for 90 days, also for submitting false timesheets.

According to the ARDC website, Jason Young made court appearances on at least 18 occasions in Morgan County for his wife while he was working as an assistant attorney general.

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