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Acevedo is now the first person to be sentenced in the sweeping probe that has so far led to charges against Madigan, two of his closest advisers, and a slew
Former Democratic state Rep. Eddie Acevedo is scheduled Wednesday to be the first person sentenced on charges stemming from the wide-ranging Commonwealth Edison bribery probe.
The plea scuttles a jury trial that had been set for Jan. 10.
The plea, to one count of tax evasion, scuttles a jury trial that had been set for Jan. 10. Acevedo faces up to a year in prison.
The son of former Democratic state Rep. Eddie Acevedo pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal tax charges stemming from the ongoing investigation of the lobbying practices of Commonwealth Edison.