Thursday, April 05, 2007

Immunity = Fired

Both the Sun Times and the Tribune cover this story Wednesday.
  • Nine police officers have been given immunity to testify before a grand jury in the ongoing probe of Chicago police corruption, a defense lawyer said Tuesday.
No word if any of the nine are among the seven currently indicted. But as it was explained to us by someone with a vested interest in the situation, all nine of these cooperating individuals are going to be fired - administratively. The seven indicted officers? Fired. And the as yet unnamed upcoming indictments? Yeah, they'll be fired, too.

Total fallout? Probably 20 minimum.

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59 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

There is no honor among thieves.

4/04/2007 11:18:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am not worried about being off duty and on tape beating up a bunch of citizens. I'm worried I'm going to wind up on the next episode of "Cheaters".

4/04/2007 11:22:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Word has it that the new D/C of 008 was seen on video exiting the Jefferson bar prior to the fight. Not bad, command a unit that has several officers involved in a fight and get promoted. Similar to the SOS situation....if your a member of the boys club your protected....Who will J.B give up? Will the feds take over the SOS case?

4/04/2007 11:32:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hmmm, wonder why the department didn't do the same to Cynthia White. What a crock of shit!

4/04/2007 11:37:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

isn't there something such as protection with the FEDS about whistle blowers???
I don't know if cooperating individuals can be regarded as whistle blowers but doesn't it seem even remotely strange that those that TALK get shit canned!!!
CLINE TALKED TO THE FEDS YEARS AGO AND DIDN'T GET SHIT CANNED!!!
WHATS UP????
Oh, the talking guy's don't have CLOUT! Is that IT?
Where is the Media now???
Protecting King Richie???

4/05/2007 12:36:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Live by the sword...die by the sword!

4/05/2007 12:45:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

all for a few thousand dollars...think they are saying, "yeah it was worth it while it lasted?"

4/05/2007 01:56:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

all for a few thousand dollars...think they are saying, "yeah it was worth it while it lasted?"

4/05/2007 01:56:00 AM

While I agree with you for the most part, I think your jaw would hit the floor if you knew the amounts they were "allegedly" taking in. A few thousand was basically beer money to these guys.

4/05/2007 06:03:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

true they will be fired! and the judge wants their names protected so we the police don't know who they are? hmm! interesting shit! who can they be? undercover brothers? You don't get immunity unless your 100% guilty also! the state just wants to pile on to a few and not get them all, because maybe they have major clout like always in chicago you got clout you can do anything and get away with it! the poor sap working cop gets caught taking an extra personal and gets reprimanded but another can steal and nothing will ever happen! welcome to daleys corrupt clout-town!

4/05/2007 06:14:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Immunity should equal fired!!!!!

4/05/2007 06:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Time to clean house.

Get rid of all these assholes so we can SOMEWHAT regain a positive image.

4/05/2007 07:21:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

No...Immunity=resignation/short jail term/pleas of guilty to felonies/convicted felons all

4/05/2007 07:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Word has it that the new D/C of 008 was seen on video exiting the Jefferson bar prior to the fight. Not bad, command a unit that has several officers involved in a fight and get promoted. Similar to the SOS situation....if your a member of the boys club your protected....Who will J.B give up? Will the feds take over the SOS case?

Who cares, he wasn't involved, that's all that mattered, stop trying to find scandal where it doesn't exist.

4/05/2007 09:10:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Word has it that the new D/C of 008 was seen on video exiting the Jefferson bar prior to the fight. Not bad, command a unit that has several officers involved in a fight and get promoted. Similar to the SOS situation....if your a member of the boys club your protected....Who will J.B give up? Will the feds take over the SOS case?

4/04/2007 11:32:00 PM




I knew there was a reason why that tape is in hiding. Can you say juice & connected.

4/05/2007 09:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SCC,

You had a post and the news reported two bosses were getting indicted....YET, that was the last that was heard and that was several days ago. Any connection??

4/05/2007 09:44:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

And the as yet unnamed upcoming indictments? Yeah, they'll be fired, too.

Total fallout? Probably 20 minimum.

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Says WHO?????....We keep hearing about this so-called upcoming scandal but NO ONE has been talking about it....that means its BULL SH*T!!!
The SOS scandal has been talked about long before it happened. So for this NEW upcoming scandal .....probably 20 officers minimum huh??
Please SOMEONE enlighten us on if its a tact. team....elite unit.....what District???????

4/05/2007 10:41:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Has anyone seen those round white plastic domes that are attatched to the ceilings at certain districts????
What the f*ck are they???? Saw them in 019 District and 011 District.

4/05/2007 10:43:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

NAME the stool pigeons.

4/05/2007 11:10:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

CW gets to live outside the city limits! She got promoted for wiring a funny looking device beneath her shirt to record officers saying some stuff. Plus they need more female and black bosses and she fit the criteria.

She goes into lockups and goes out of her way to ask and probe your offender if he was mistreated in any way or was he happy with the way the arresting officers handled the arrest.

Immunity = UTTO!! Heads are going to roll. I'm shocked they offered full immunity to so many coppers. Ususally its the first couple that bite are the lucky ones, the rest that didn't want to cooperate are going to get burned... Can you say to the officers that flipped = "I'm moving out of Chicago fast, far away from the coppers I just ratted out".

4/05/2007 11:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Its not a whistle blower situation. To be a whistleblower, you have to bring previously unknown information to someone, and you cannot have been part of the wrongdoing. Rather than whistleblowing, this is either A. Saving their own asses, or B. Ratting. At any rate I hope that anyone who was stealing or whatever the fuck they were doing goes to jail for a long time. I am sick of having that sos and abbatte shit thrown in my face everytime I go to a call.

4/05/2007 01:16:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

DA TRICK IS TO GIVE THEM IMMUNITY SO THEY CANT HIDE BEHIND THE 5TH AMENDMENT.

2ND PART IS IF THESE BRAIN SURGEONS LIE ONCE THE GET EM FOR PERJURY.

3RD NO CONVICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE IF YOU DONT HAVE WITNESSES SO YOU MAKE THEM ALL RATS.

IF THEY WERE SMART THEY WOULD RESIGN, TESTIFY, AND THEN APPLY TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT . THEY WILL HAVE NO CONVICTIONS AND WILL NOT HAVE TERMINATED ON THEIR FILE.

4/05/2007 01:51:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Off topic, but why isn't the media demanding the Jefferson Tap and Abbate2 tapes be made public?????

WHY?????

4/05/2007 02:31:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am not worried about being off duty and on tape beating up a bunch of citizens. I'm worried I'm going to wind up on the next episode of "Cheaters".

4/04/2007 11:22:00 PM

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Excellent-Hilarious

4/05/2007 02:43:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i dont know if i would call six figures "a few thousand dollars"...oh well still not worth it.
can you say "soap on a rope?"

4/05/2007 02:57:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Off topic, but why isn't the media demanding the Jefferson Tap and Abbate2 tapes be made public?????

WHY?????

4/05/2007 02:31:00 PM


BECAUSE... The tapes show very little wrong doing by the off duty coppers. The city is leaning on the State's Attny office for charges. The S.A. is having a difficult time determining that the were criminal actions that occurred (other than pushing and shoving). The city wants the p.o.'s charged so they can parade it in the media. The S.A.'s office doesnt want to charge because they wont win the case. The coppers will spend a fortune in legal bills (out of pocket), beat the case, and the city will just shrug and say "Well we tried".Typical city politics. BET THE FARM ON IT!!!

4/05/2007 04:51:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Has anyone seen those round white plastic domes that are attatched to the ceilings at certain districts????
What the f*ck are they???? Saw them in 019 District and 011 District.

4/05/2007 10:43:00 AM


I was there when they were installed in 019. I talked to the installer, who did not work for the city. They are an in building antenna system for nextel phones and blackberry service.

At first, I was suspicious, but as soon as they were done, my nextel phone was recieving a full signal, even in the basement where you could never get a signal before.

4/05/2007 05:29:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

STRIPPED AND LOVING IT said...
DA TRICK IS TO GIVE THEM IMMUNITY SO THEY CANT HIDE BEHIND THE 5TH AMENDMENT.

2ND PART IS IF THESE BRAIN SURGEONS LIE ONCE THE GET EM FOR PERJURY.

3RD NO CONVICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE IF YOU DONT HAVE WITNESSES SO YOU MAKE THEM ALL RATS.

IF THEY WERE SMART THEY WOULD RESIGN, TESTIFY, AND THEN APPLY TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT . THEY WILL HAVE NO CONVICTIONS AND WILL NOT HAVE TERMINATED ON THEIR FILE.

4/05/2007 01:51:00 PM

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First, If they resign, they resign under investigation which is just as good as being terminated in the Law Enforcement Business. These other departments ask if you have ever resigned whilst under investigation.

Then their testimony at trial becomes public record and admissions of criminal activity become issues in their future Law Enforcement employment.

You didn't think this one out much did you?

4/05/2007 05:33:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

LT JB will never be indicted because he will give up ADS MT.It is very interesting that all of the big hullabaloo in the news media(29 Mar 07) about pending indictments of an SGT and LT from SOS.Now nothing is said.Looks like the Mayor made a phone call to Dick Devine to save ADS MT.

4/05/2007 05:38:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Joey Greco is coming to get you!!!

4/05/2007 05:45:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

2ND PART IS IF THESE BRAIN SURGEONS LIE ONCE THE GET EM FOR PERJURY.
*****
Yes they will get them for perjury because they are low on the totem pole.

Why didn't they get Ray Risley on perjury in the Miedianowski case???? Hmmmmm

4/05/2007 06:53:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Immunity = UTTO!! Heads are going to roll.

*********

I think you're right. I think shit is getting thrown uphill in this case!

4/05/2007 06:59:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yeah...GREAT..and for now people are sitting at Det. headquarters collecting a check...testifying, admitting guilt, going against their "friends" and he only gets fired? COME ON!

4/05/2007 08:14:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Honor...you have a guy sitting at 35th street headquarters, DD, stripped still collecting a check. He sits there after turning in all of his "guys" and this is O.K. to the department? Give me a break!

4/05/2007 08:24:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

C. White DOES NOT live outside of the city.

She lives in 5, honest to God.


I know it sounds SO much better to say she gets to live outside for turning trick to the city, but it is not true.

She STILL sucks - No Doubt, but at least you know the real deal.

Also, the crew at SOS took more than a thousand here or there....

Finally, I for one find it sickening that CMDR LS from 8 gets a free pass. I understand he was not there, and he did not beat anyone, but he was there right before, and he did know about right after.

So he has knowledge about serious misconduct, does nothing about it, and he gets promoted.

Tell me how you justify this???

4/05/2007 08:54:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

I am not worried about being off duty and on tape beating up a bunch of citizens. I'm worried I'm going to wind up on the next episode of "Cheaters".

4/04/2007 11:22:00 PM

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's funny, your wife told me the same thing.

4/05/2007 09:11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

STRIPPED AND LOVING IT said...

DA TRICK IS TO GIVE THEM IMMUNITY SO THEY CANT HIDE BEHIND THE 5TH AMENDMENT.

2ND PART IS IF THESE BRAIN SURGEONS LIE ONCE THE GET EM FOR PERJURY.

3RD NO CONVICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE IF YOU DONT HAVE WITNESSES SO YOU MAKE THEM ALL RATS.

IF THEY WERE SMART THEY WOULD RESIGN, TESTIFY, AND THEN APPLY TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT . THEY WILL HAVE NO CONVICTIONS AND WILL NOT HAVE TERMINATED ON THEIR FILE.

4/05/2007 01:51:00 PM

WRONG!! If you resign while there is an open investigation, you have "RESIGNED UNDER INVESTIGATION" attached to your file.

With that on your file, no department outside of Ford Heights will hire you. You must watch too much tv.

4/05/2007 09:43:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

was any of them wearing dockers?

4/05/2007 10:20:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

With that on your file, no department outside of Ford Heights will hire you. You must watch too much tv.

4/05/2007 09:43:00 PM

HEY, DON'T FORGET ABOUT POSEN AND EAST CHICAGO. YOU BE ALL GOOD JOE!

Has anyone seen those round white plastic domes that are attatched to the ceilings at certain districts????
What the f*ck are they???? Saw them in 019 District and 011 District.

USE EM AS HOCKEY PUCKS. YOU AND YOUR PARTNER, TAKE YOUR NIGHT STICKS, TAKE THE WHITE PLASTIC DOMES DOWN AND HAVE SOME FUN.

4/06/2007 01:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Guess the tape at least proves the Leo isn't entirely stupid . . .

4/06/2007 05:49:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A LOT OF YOU OFFICERS THINK OTHER DEPARTMENT WONT HIRE YOU IF YOU ARE INVESTIGATED.

CAN YOU SAY COOK COUNTY SHERIFF.

BUT YOU BOYS AINT GOT JUICE SO YOU BELIEVE NO ONE IS GOIN TO HIRE AN EX POLICEMAN WITH TEN OF THOUSAND OF DOLLARS OF TRAINING.
PLEASE....NO CLOUT NO CALL

4/06/2007 08:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ANYONE KNOW WHO THE SNITCHES ARE?

4/06/2007 08:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Finally, I for one find it sickening that CMDR LS from 8 gets a free pass. I understand he was not there, and he did not beat anyone, but he was there right before, and he did know about right after.

So he has knowledge about serious misconduct, does nothing about it, and he gets promoted.

Tell me how you justify this???

So what if he was there before it happened, he wasn't there when it did, which would matter, plus how do you know when he found out about it? even if he found out shortly afterwards it would still be too late for them. You need to get over it already, he isn't culpable for it, they are.

4/06/2007 12:35:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

First, remember there is no honor among thieves and odds are all you would roll in a minute if you were staring 3-5 years in the face.

Second, all you haters want this Jefferson tape released, did you ever think maybe there nothing to it. Don't look to hang every copper that might have juice, get over it. Why waste so much negative nergy over B.S. you can't control.

Third, those happy Cline left, watch what you ask for, you may get it. A softer Supt. and a Civilian Review Board. And besides half the stuff you b--ched and moaned about wre fiscal and union issues.

basically. quite using others idiocy and quandries to hide your inadequacies, eithertake it for what its worth or fight the good fight and slow things down, fight the union or something useful.

4/06/2007 02:04:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The case against the SOS coppers is weak and is probably falling apart quickly. The state is trying to shore it up by offering immunity and leaking this offer to the press. There is no other logical reason for the state to publicly disclose that "guilty" coppers won't be charged.

The state is hoping that police officer witnesses will get scared and/or that charged officers will confess.

The state has painted itself into a corner. I imagine that many "victims" have found their way back to their prison homes.

The Abbate case is another example. By Cook County standards this is NOT an aggravated battery. If Abbate were smart (which he is NOT), he would file a misconduct charge with the ARDC (lawyer punishers) on the felony review ASA two years out of school who approved this case. He (she most likely) would flip on her supervisors in a heartbeat.

4/06/2007 02:41:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

TO 4/4 11:18pm

And as Sir Donkey would say "there IS no pity in Donkey city"

4/06/2007 06:19:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You would think that this mutt would keep his mutt son on the southside, where the police would take care of him. Northsiders don't play that ghetto shit like the south and west sides. Can't be too hard to find in roscoe village, a sore thumb.

4/06/2007 08:23:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I meant to post the roscoe village mathews in the above blog, my bad.

4/06/2007 08:36:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Those white plastic domes in the stations and areas are SUPPOSED to improve the range and reception of the department Blackberry devices that all the big bosses and boss wanna be's have.

Apparently the poor quality of the network ( Nextel??) the Blackberrys are on causes some bosses to miss those important messages of whats going on in the DOC!

4/06/2007 08:37:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Abbate case is another example. By Cook County standards this is NOT an aggravated battery. If Abbate were smart (which he is NOT), he would file a misconduct charge with the ARDC (lawyer punishers) on the felony review ASA two years out of school who approved this case. He (she most likely) would flip on her supervisors in a heartbeat.

******
Unfortunately The ARDC does not govern the CC State's Attorney's.

4/07/2007 06:39:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ANYONE KNOW WHO THE SNITCHES ARE?

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All I know is that they are probably a member of the AKMC


Stan

4/07/2007 07:10:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who were the ones with immunity? good question! Hope it is no one we had the pleasure of working special with or someone who we shared something that they were trusted with! loyalty to a partner or another officer is a way of the past! think abot it a lot of coppers are not even loyal to their spouse! if your not involved you don't need immunity but look at that capt white she snirched was/is a criminal but got promoted all the way the ladder! the bad thing is she is just as guilty if not more so than the men she helped convict but she gets away free and clear guess that it is fair right? I work my tour shut my mouth go home and enjoy my family and hobbies this dept is just like a factory job do your job go home, stay away from bars and pray you make your career without worry get them for the pension and then move away from this corruption from daley up and down it is there!

4/08/2007 12:14:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SNITCHES known as of now:
jb br bm je

4/08/2007 08:46:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

rumour has it that Lt JB and Sgt Je are getting indicted?? any word?

4/08/2007 08:39:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

brian p from sos should have been a canary

4/08/2007 09:28:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

supposedly LT JB and Sgt JE were indicted last week...hmmm

4/09/2007 07:16:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hate this fuckin job. Bunch of girls talkin shit. No one knows the real stories. Just a bunch of talkin heads. When did this job turn into a sorority?

4/10/2007 05:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

more SNITCHES
sd tp gs dm

4/10/2007 12:41:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a bunch of little girls. I tell ya what, not only do theses rats squat while they pee, but when they worked out there they were all bigshots!!! Now what!!! Only the strong survive!!! See all u ladies real soon... Hope you touched up on your courtroom testimony, all of you will need it! :) JB what a fuckin joke!! The biggest thief ever!!!

4/11/2007 01:12:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If the States Atty think that JB will hold up in court, hah what a joke!!! Nice try!!!

4/11/2007 01:16:00 AM  

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