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[Chicago] Ald. Ed Burke charged in attempted extortion of Burger King
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 03, 2019 06:12pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | Jon Seidel, Tim Novak, Mitch Dudek, Stefano Esposito, Fran Spielman |
| News Date | Thursday, January 3, 2019 10:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Ald. Edward M. Burke allegedly tried to leverage Burger King executives to give his law firm business to clear the way for a remodeling project at one of their fast-food restaurants in his ward, federal prosecutors charged in a complaint made public Thursday.
As part of their investigation into Burke, federal agents secretly recorded some of his cellphone conversations, according to the complaint.
At one point, when the fast-food company officials had not yet hired Burke’s firm to do property tax appeal work, the firm’s specialty, Burke and one of his ward employees agree to turn the screws on them regarding permits they need. |
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