Message me
A businessman offered a $100,000 bribe to an alderman he thought could help him open seven restaurants in Chicago's two airports, according to federal charges unsealed Thursday.
Alleged $100,000 bribe to Chicago alderman
chicagotribune.com - 2 weeks ago - 219 views
3 Comments Have your say. Vote up the best responses. ↓
Reactions on the web
Latest tweets linking to this story (Share url: http://windycitizen.com/wfcM)
Latest tweets linking to this story (Share url: http://windycitizen.com/wfcM)
Invite your friendsExplore this story
Organizations: City Council's Aviation Committee | Federal Bureau of Investigation
Top Politics Stories This Week
1
Comments
Typo = fixed. I doubt someone offered a $100,000 "bride" to an alderman.
Have so little imagination, The Citizen?
One must make installment payments or, as is popular with cash strapped consumers these days, lay away payments. Were the Airport franchises worth one hundred grand? Only the future cash flows know for sure. When a businessman knows better than to trust a politician, spoon feeding the politicians is the prudent approach.
To paraphrase singer Rod Stewart, every Alderperson has a fund-raising sugar daddy. Published reports suggest simply that Alderman Carrothers turned on his own chief fund-raiser & landlord.
Notice the synergistic nature of the one dollar land sale within feet of another half million dollar land parcel sale. Did the City of Chicago create a quasi tax increment finance district (TIF) to spur development in the 5300 block of West Madison, just a rifle shot from the United Center--home of the Chicago Bulls?
To find the rest of the aldermanic sugar daddy fund-raisers, simply determine the ownership of the building where the alderperson holds court & you'll likely find more of these fund-raisers, especially if the elected official lacks a prophylactic law license.
Post new comment