A Measley Grand?
- Ald. Edward Burke (14th) accepted money from a charter-school group shortly after signing a letter of support for a new Noble high school on the Southwest Side, but — after he disclosed the donation to elections officials — the campaign contribution never made it to the bank.
Ald. Edward Burke (14th) signed a letter dated Aug. 20 expressing support for the new Noble Network of Charter Schools campus set to go at 47th Street and California Avenue. The letter was addressed to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Board of Education President Frank Clark and Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Forrest Claypool.
The board signed off on that Noble high school at its October meeting.
On Sept. 8, Burke reported on state-mandated campaign disclosure forms that his campaign fund Friends of Edward M. Burke had received a $1,000 contribution from INCS Action PAC, the political action committee for the Illinois Network of Charter Schools.
So....what now? It certainly looks like a "quid pro quo" situation - what is referred to as a "legal bribe." The only thing missing appears to be the deposit. So Burke did it for free?
Labels: corruption
posted by SCC at 12:31 AM
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Chicago politicians are noted for their public spirit and generosity.
This will be a question on next year's ethics test.
This man of the people is as honest as our next President, Hillary Clinton.
OOOOPPPPSSSS!!!!! Ed must have put the check in the wrong pocket with the rest of the "found" money.
I think a couple zeros are missing too !
How about cross checking names on Burkes campaign donors over the years to past and current Sgts, Lts and so forth.
This will be on next year's ethics test.
Cheap Whore....
Did he not take that ethics test?
Aldermen are great, they can vote themselves a raise, do whatever they want, take bribes, carry guns, drive drunk, its freaking great, I love it. They closed how many schools? Now they are building how many new ones to get how much money? The circle jerk continues, I love it.
Burke does NOTHING for free.
Did he take the Ethics Test? Jagoff
Burke didn't do it for free, he gave them back the check and they gave him cash in exchange. Come on people/folks!
C'mon, feds! This is your "target rich" city.
Not like anyone else will step up to the plate.
Personal use/diversion of campaign funds -- isn't that what Jesse Jr and the Missus have to thank for their taxpayer-funded kid-free extended vacations?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
A bulletproof vest wears Zogg for protection...
11/09/2015 12:04:00 PM
This Zogg shit is really getting old, but this one had me rolling.
legal bribes? what.......................politicians can "justify" a smelly shit
I seem to remember from our required ethics training that we, as city employees, are specifically prohibited from taking any type of monetary gifts from people seeking to do business with the city
When you have been an F.B.I informant for the past thirty years you can do what you want.
What are you worried about a measly 1.000 to Eddie Burke for look at what your democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel is doing with our tax money and his TIF funds. He is using the TIF funds like his personal slush funds.
Check out the deal with the black basketball star who donated a good chunk of change to his campaign fund then bought into or should I say a piece of a janitorial company who Rahm gave a minority contract to clean Chicago public schools. The outcome? You guessed it. The firm hired tired and lazy workers and the schools have never been durtier. Thanks Rahm, any word on us getting a rebate?
That is the oldest form of political mooch. This new U.S. Attorney needs to wake up.
In Chicago any amount under $10,000 pocketed by corrupt alder-creatures is not considered a bribe.
I heard Fast Eddie Burke is pushing to create auxiliary police.
It's amazing how those "Special Prosecutors" and all those FBI agents in town can't find corruption if it's pointed out to them. And yet this stuff happens and they can't put 2 and 2 together.
Think of how many Cowboy Hats he could buy.
that's why they call him ald ed jerk
Maybe he can buy a few more cowboy hats?
Who the hell is Zogg? He sounds like Chuck Norris.
and the Feds say.........
1k is not a bribe ! See Burke has funds set up to funnel cash that he controls but is not listed on any official paper work. He would not take a check for that type of thing. It is easier for UNO to buy a table at his fundraiser and drop 10k.
My guess is UNO trying to sandbag Burke into funding the ghost payroll schools.
So who looks into this FED< Anita<<Lovely Lisa Madigan?
You should know that Burke's law firm handled property tax appeals for the past decade (or so) for the people who own the land the school will be built on (and enormous plot which they paid minimal taxes on), as well as land 1/2 a block away which is now pegged for condos or townhouses (I don't recall which) built by a company which donates plenty of money to Burke. Burke's firm also handled the property tax appeals on this land as well.
Unless he has to disclose how much they paid him for the property tax work (and as far as I know, he doesn't), I'm sure a huge set of payoffs are in there.... among others.
Both he and Patrick O'Connor (among, I'm sure others) should have been kicked out of office many years ago for their lack of ethics and concern for the actual voters in their wards.
And isn't UNO going bankrupt?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
When you have been an F.B.I informant for the past thirty years you can do what you want.
11/10/2015 12:55:00 PM
Thank you!! The city is in the dumpster financially and who has been for years and who has been the head of the City's Finance Committee....If you said Ed Burke, YOU ARE CORRECT!!
If they ever did the Chicago version of the movie "The Departed". Jack Nicholson would have to play the role of two connected rats to then FBI, both King Richie and Eddie B.
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