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CHICAGO — The racketeering case against former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke amounted to nothing but “noise and confusion,” Burke’s attorneys said in closing arguments Thursday, painting Burke as a devoted
CHICAGO — The racketeering case against former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke amounted to nothing but “noise and confusion,” Burke’s attorneys said in closing arguments Thursday, painting Burke as a devoted public servant persecuted by “desperate” federal agents. “The government got up here and promised you a corruption case,” attorney Joseph Duffy said. “In three years, you know how much money ...
Good afternoon, Chicago. None of the people Ed Burke allegedly tried to shake down ever raised concerns to law enforcement until the government came calling, Burke’s attorney told jurors in closing arguments today at the ex-alderman’s corruption trial. “Nobody complained, nobody thought they were a victim until the FBI knocked on their door and started playing tapes,” said Joseph Duffy, who ...
None of the people Ed Burke allegedly tried to shake down ever raised concerns to law enforcement until the government came calling, Burke’s attorney told jurors in closing arguments Friday at the ex-alderman’s corruption trial. “Nobody complained, nobody thought they were a victim until the FBI knocked on their door and started playing tapes,” said Joseph Duffy, who then began knocking on the ...
Prosecutors Thursday are expected to highlight former Ald. Ed Burke’s alleged attempts to shake down the developers leading the $600 million Old Post Office renovation as closing arguments in Burke’s landmark corruption case continue. The post office scheme is the centerpiece of the sprawling racketeering indictment against Burke and features dozens of videotaped meetings and recorded phone ...