Atty Gets 32 Months In Prison For Bribing Chicago Alderman

By Celeste Bott (August 16, 2024, 4:51 PM EDT) -- An Illinois federal judge on Friday sentenced an immigration attorney and real estate developer convicted of bribing former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke to two years and eight months in prison, maintaining prison time is warranted because the lawyer initiated the bribe and tried to hide it from federal agents and the grand jury....

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