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CHICAGO â Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson, grandson and nephew of two legendary Chicago mayors, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges stemming from an investigation into the collapse of a clout-heavy bank in his familyâs longtime Bridgeport neighborhood.
Thompson, 51, entered his plea during an arraignment by telephone before U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama, who set a recognizance bond for Thompson.
The alderman spoke only briefly during the 30-minute hearing, answering, âYes your honorâ when asked if he was prepared to go forward with the arraignment remotely.
Meanwhile, Thompsonâs lawyer, Chris Gair, made several inferences to the weakness of the charges and said he was seeking a speedy trial to clear the aldermanâs name.
May 14, 2021 Daley Thompson faces five counts of filing false tax returns and two of making false statements to a federal agency. Thompson was being questioned about $219,000 in loans and other payments between 2011 and 2014 from the Washington Federal Bank for Savings. Washington Federal collapsed in 2017, eventually leading to federal charges against some of the bank’s executives and former customers. U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama on Thursday ordered Thompson to hand over his passport to the government while awaiting trial.
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Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges related to a failed Bridgeport bank during an unusually contentious arraignment Thursday.
Lawyers argued during the hearing held by telephone before U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama about whether Thompson should have to turn his passport over to the government while awaiting trial.
The condition is routine for defendants charged in federal court. But defense attorney Chris Gair called it “just punitive.”
Gair also asked the judge about a trial date after repeatedly saying he wants to clear Thompson’s name.
Meanwhile, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Netols told the judge Thompson had declined to be interviewed by court personnel ahead of the hearing, telling the judge the alderman “doesn’t want to participate in the process” and “made your job more difficult.”