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Chicago Politician Says Bribery Case Lacks Smoking Gun

By Celeste Bott · November 17, 2023, 6:13 PM EST

Counsel for powerful former Chicago alderman Ed Burke told an Illinois federal jury Friday that jurors will see no tie between Burke's work as a lawyer on tax appeals and any...

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. Burke et al

Case Number

1:19-cr-00322

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

April 11, 2019

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