Surprise!!!
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Daily Caller: A jury convicted former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke on Thursday on 13 federal corruption charges.
Burke was found guilty of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion following six weeks of a federal corruption trial, the New York Post (NYP) reported. The 79-year-old was convicted on 13 of the 14 charges brought against him, according to the outlet.
Burke was indicted for using his Chicago City Council position to bring business from private developers to his own law firm, according to the outlet. He reportedly targeted the developer 601W Companies LLC of New York, which was working on a $600 million renovation to Chicago’s Old Post Office, a Burger King restaurant and the liquor store chain Benny’s Beverage Depot.
“Did we land the, uh, tuna?” Burke reportedly asked former Alderman Danny Solis, who wore a wire for two years as federal investigators probed the case. Another recording captured Burke saying the developers could “go fuck themselves” if they believed they would receive his favorable treatment. more
“…wore a wire for two years…” So he could continue to commit more crimes.
He’s 79? He won’t be given any jail time because of his age. No punishment, no foul.
He was busted primarily for failure to spread the graft around to the right people.
He must have pissed off another, more powerful, demonrat.
The big guy didn’t get his 10%
One in a million. All career politicians are crooks.
Burke was a known one a long time ago, from Mayor Daley’s days. Prison, a day late & a dollar short.
Forget it Jake, It’s Chicago.
“One of Chicago’s longest-serving Democratic lawmakers convicted of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion”
“Serving” what?
“Serving” who?
He certainly wasn’t “serving” the brain-dead, slap-head morons of Shitcago who elected him.
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …