Former Chicago Alderman Found Guilty of Corruption
23rd December 2023
Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, one of the state’s longest serving Democrat lawmakers, on Thursday was convicted of racketeering, bribery, and attempted extortion, the New York Post reports.
Burke, indicted for using his power to win private law business from developers, “had his hand out time and again demanding money and benefits from the very people he was supposed to be working on behalf of,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane MacArthur said during closing arguments.
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Burke is the 39th former Chicago alderman charged with crimes since 1972, according to the Chicago Tribune.
My, what a surprise. Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised. As Scott Adams said, ‘It would be a surprise if a Democrat politician in Chicago were NOT corrupt.’