Ike to Prison
Twenty-eight whole months. Underwhelming:
In sending former Chicago Ald. Isaac "Ike" Carothers to prison for 28 months, a federal judge on Thursday said a message needs be sent that the people deserve "honest elected officials."
"Bribery and tax fraud are serious crimes," said U.S. District Judge Robert Dow, who told Carothers he let down the citizens of his West Side ward when he took bribes from a developer. "When they are committed by a high public official, they are even more serious."
And the only reason it wasn't more?
- Carothers is rare among crooked aldermen in one regard — he chose to cooperate with federal prosecutors, a move that cut his sentence in half. For months, he secretly recorded businessmen and public officials.
So where is everybody else in this stage drama? As pointed out in our comment sections, he flipped on the guy who bribed him - big deal. Where's all the rest of the graft and corruption and other crooked pols he recorded? Any reason they're all being granted time and opportunity to either continue scamming or hiding evidence of previous crimes?
Labels: city politics, corruption
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
35 Comments:
Ike played the Feds.
Maybe he can get assigned the same cell his daddy went to years ago......just a thought.
Too bad his Judge sister-in-law won't be going with him.
Where are all the alleged politicians that were recorded?
This looks like another load of BULLSHIT!
The Feds just ain't what they used to be
The G take a long time to build there case.
Asshole should have gotten 20yrs. Fuckem!!
He was wearing a wire to save his ass. Anyone know who he took down with him? No one that I remember. So, what earned him a shorter sentence for his corruption?
I remember how he was badgering the Superintendant. What a pompous jerk
Please send our brother Bill Cozzi a letter or a card to lift his spirits. Heard from him and it was 105 degrees down there. His appeal was filed on 18 Feb 10 and still no word.
It will only take a minute of your day. I don't know him and write to him regularly. He misses the CPD and Chicago a lot.
William J. Cozzi
#40222-424
FCI Oakdale
P.O. Box 5000
Oakdale, LA 71463
Signed,
A Friend of Bill's
The connected in Chicago don't lose too bad......as long as they keep their mouth shut.
Just move along...folks
It's a joke to even call Judge Caruthers a judge. She hasn't judged a damn thing since she put on the robe. All she does is find these shitheads not guilty.
C'est La Vie motherfucker.
---not a cop
I think the shit ran downhill. I think he took V. Brown with him that is all
I remember how he was badgering the Superintendant. What a pompous jerk
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Who?
The Supe?
I can see that justice has been dealt out even handed. Ike gets 28 months, a sentence that is cut in half because he co-operated with the feds.
Bill Cozzi first gets tried and sentenced to 18 months probation in state court. He finishes his sentence and along comes J-Fled flexing his muscles and suddenly Bill is facing federal charges which land him 40 months in prison.
Ike gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar and he immediately turns rat, wearing a wire to bring down as many of his fellow aldercreatures and others that he can. And then this POS shows his arrogance by whining that he should be let off the hook for co-operating. After all this he gets 28 months.
Hey, let's start a betting pool that Ike gets to sit out his sentence at the CLOSEST federal prison to Chicago instead of Yankton, S.D. as suggested by the trial judge.
Let's see if the same rules and reasoning are applied by the Bureau of Prisons for Ike as they were for Bill.
This was a wonderful deal for him. He gave up the person who bribed him, but did not testify at trial. He wore a wire, but does not have to cooperate any further, read no further testimony so any wires he provided will not be used. What a great deal. Never trust a fed. Who ever he got on a wire gets a free pass
The Feds are not legit. They indict whomever they want to at the the time. Feds play the headlines just like the local pols. If you think that they are going to come in and be legit, you are out of your mind.
I'd like to see Ike left behind and that evil sister in law of his, Judge Rivkin-Carruthers, get locked up inside!
Can't forgive her for her defense of Murray Blue....'the cops shot one of their own.'
Bluedude said...
I remember how he was badgering the Superintendant. What a pompous jerk
6/25/2010 05:09:00 AM
Which pompous jerk...Ike or J-fled?
Gee u don't think Barry had anything to do with this investigation stopping at him? Considering he was the point man for Richie in the black community. He definately could give up dirt.
As I said before......inexperience is the new "in" thing in government management. Awesome job Jody and friends!
Hey Gold Stars, GROW SOME BALLS and stand up for us. We need manpower......period!
28 months??? What a fucking joke!! For $120K+ salary @year, all the other money he stole over the years, etc., I'd do 28 months in Club Fed, no rent, no bills, 3 meals a day, etc. UNBELIEVEABLE!!! In 3 years he will be retired out in Arizona or Vegas playing golf every day.
28 months, big deal. What about the wire he was wearing? Why didn't anyone else go down with this? 28 grand back? So what he received 40 grand in work on his house! The Daley machine should have to answer. Every day you open the newspaper, you see another public official or city building inspector going to jail. Why doesnt the mayor have to answer about the corruption? after all, he is the CEO of this city!
I hope his pension benefits are history !!!
Back when this first came to light, Kass (I think it was Kass?) suggested that the pols were on to him, that Ike couldn't get anyone on tape because anyone worth getting knew not to talk in front of him.
His nehpew from Area 2 was seen at the retirement seminar!!!! Better get out before they get him.
Anonymous said...
As I said before......inexperience is the new "in" thing in government management. Awesome job Jody and friends!
Hey Gold Stars, GROW SOME BALLS and stand up for us. We need manpower......period!
6/25/2010 12:01:00 PM
Gold stars are selected because they lack balls. Do you seriously think they give a fuck about blue shirts? What basement did you crawl from?
I think the shit ran downhill. I think he took V. Brown with him that is all
Too bad so sad. he should be taking E. Brown with him.
Bluedude said...
I remember how he was badgering the Superintendant. What a pompous jerk
6/25/2010 05:09:00 AM
Hopefully his cellmate will be "badgering" Ike now.
PLEASE take down that POS Ed Smith. He is as ghetto and corrupt as they come
corruption isnt a crime...its a sport here!
Beale is just another puppet like Carruthers. Yall duty availability and uniform allowance will be going to Beale's favorite church, Salem Baptist starring Rev. Meeks. Praise Him-DALEY!
When he gets out, I suspect there will be a city job, waiting for him somewhere.
He might even become a consultant for one of the companies the Mayor has contracted to due business, with the city.
Don't laugh. Stranger things have happened.
PS: Have a nice day ??????
I dont understand how the public official accepting the bribe gets less time then profferer? If Ike was the police he'd be doing 30 years
so do they take back the three meritiorious promotions they gave his brother?
just axin
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