A federal judge ruled on October 11 that corrupt businessman James T. Weiss will serve 5 ½ years behind bars for bribing two Illinois Democratic lawmakers and lying to the FBI. Weiss was found guilty during a federal trial that wrapped up in June.
In handing down the sentencing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger didn’t mince words. Judge Seeger called corruption “an embarrassment to the great city of Chicago,” and added, “Mr. Weiss, you added another star to Chicago’s walk of shame on the sidewalk of corruption.”
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