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The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down a harsh sentence June 13.
Los llamados “Chapitos” fueron acusados en 2023 de dirigir el cártel mortal de su padre a través de una violencia brutal. El entonces Fiscal General Merrick Garland los acusó de “la operación de tráfico de fentanilo más grande, violenta y prolífica del mundo”.
Hooker and three others were convicted in May 2023 of a conspiracy to illegally sway former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The so-called “Chapitos” were accused in 2023 of running their father’s deadly cartel through brutal violence. Then-Attorney General Merrick Garland accused them of “the largest, most violent and most prolific fentanyl-trafficking operation in the world.
Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could “die alone in prison” and said it would be “unjust” if he were held responsible for “the entire history … of political corruption in Illinois.”
Aunque Burke ya no está en prisión, sigue bajo la jurisdicción de la Oficina Federal de Prisiones. Cuando eso termine, se espera que comience a cumplir un año de libertad supervisada.
Austin accepted home improvement materials such as sump pumps and kitchen cabinets as kickbacks from a developer overseeing a $50 million project in her 34th Ward, prosecutors say. She allegedly then took action to benefit the developer and others.
Though Burke is out of prison, he’s still within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons. When that ends, he’s expected to begin serving a year of supervised release.
The feds’ bid to put the former head of the state’s largest utility behind bars comes a week after they asked for a sentence of more than 4½ years for John Hooker, a former top lobbyist for ComEd.
The former mayor of McCook admitted in 2020 that he shook down a restaurant owner and engaged in other extortion and bribery schemes.