A Capone-type Indictment?
- The feds aren’t finished with “Fast Eddie.”
Five years after onetime powerhouse Chicago Ald. Edward R. Vrdolyak walked out of prison, federal authorities have quietly unsealed a new indictment outlining Vrdolyak’s role in a scheme to pocket millions from Illinois’ nearly two-decade-old settlement with tobacco companies.
The fact that the former 10th Ward alderman received money from the settlement isn’t news — it was revealed during his original sentencing hearing in 2009. But the new 19-page indictment alleges Vrdolyak was promised $65 million from the settlement even though he “did no work on the Tobacco Lawsuit.”
So this was a combination "No Work, No Show" job? We thought that disappeared when the Outfit went legit.
Labels: corruption
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
34 Comments:
Fast Eddie not so fast anymore.
It's OK, it's the Chicago Way.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer POS. Fuck the jagoff! It's just a shame that the rest of the aldercreatures and the pols in Springfield also can't be on the receiver end of a prison sentence.
They have the time and energy to go after Vrdolyak, OK, how about Madigan and the alderscum also? How about Lisa Madigan for allowing corruption? Potato Head sent millions to the ghetto and it was a shady operation, Rahm is up to no good, the corruption is so thick you can cuth it wit a knife and the only people to go to jail are Vrdolyak, George Ryan and Blago for contemplating selling a senator seat?
Always liked watching Eddie on TV. He had great skills.
When everyone else would cower in an interview with Walter Jacobson, who thought he could bully politicians, Fast Eddie, would hand him his head.
Eddie was great on his feet. He could out-talk anyone. You have to admire this guy for his quick-thinking, extemporaneous speeches. This was a guy who needed no tele-prompter to deliver a hard-hitting speech.
THAT is an Executive skill that MOST politicians AND CEOs do NOT possess.
Whether you liked him or not, you HAVE to give him credit for being a great speaker.
$65,000,000.00? At least that criminal thought big, none of that penny ante Free World Series Ticket bull---t. Alderthieves, all of them are Alderthieves.
What happened to the statute of limitations? Didn't it run out?
Yet Madigan still roams the halls of Springfield a free man. Figure that one out.
All I think about is the commercials on the radio for his band of thieves down on the east side bashing insurance companies, laws promoted by insurance companies and how his law firm are the champions for the poor down trodden. Who would promise him $65mil for doing nothing? That is who should be going to jail.
Maybe Fast Eddie should spill the beans on everything he know about the Daley's
My only dealing with ERV came when Thomas "Buzzy" Eichler was nominated for the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Khe Sahn. ERV heard that I was trying to obtain backing from the politically connected for Buzzy to receive the award. He had me stop at his house, we consumed a bottle of wine and he reviewed the citation. He then stated he was on board. The next day the offices of both of the United States Senators from Illinois called and requested that the paperwork be forwarded to them, which it was.
I called Buzzy and told him that if he won the award he had to wear his dress blues from that era and he told me I was being unfair as he would have to lose 50 pounds.
ERV had two brothers who were police officers, John who retired as a sergeant out of Area 2 Youth and Vic who retired as the Commander of 010.
I have no complaints with him.
Lisa is too busy to go after corruption. Maybe corruption is too close to home for her.
The outfit is alive and well in Chicago, what say you fbi?
Anonymous said...
They have the time and energy to go after Vrdolyak, OK, how about Madigan and the alderscum also? How about Lisa Madigan for allowing corruption? Potato Head sent millions to the ghetto and it was a shady operation, Rahm is up to no good, the corruption is so thick you can cuth it wit a knife and the only people to go to jail are Vrdolyak, George Ryan and Blago for contemplating selling a senator seat?
11/16/2016 12:59:00 AM
President Trump is tripling the border patrol,ICE and looks like he will have to triple the doj and they will be visiting in chiraq, get the popcorn this will be a great show "As the elected get the perp walk!"
Eddie must not have given any of the "juice" to the DNC, so they obligingly went after him. He's 78, figure 5 years of dueling lawyers, he'll never see a jail again. All about changing how it looks. I see they changed him to a "Republican". Nearly laughed my ass off.
The old saying "when you get out they pull you back in!" Eddie is an old man now he will win but then again the we have a new sheriff in town starting 20JAN2016 new game obey the law rules!
Cannot wait so exciting rahm keeps thumbing his nose at President trump, on Fox news constantly and Trump watches and respects Fox news and Trumps team is on programs as "guests" Newt Gingrich was on Hannity last light he said rahm is "goofy" and he will be advising Trump about this sanctuary city bullshit! As Trump looked at the cameras during the 60 minute interview and said "stop it" rahm maybe you should think about this phrase also! When they come for you you will be the "mayor who has no clothes" watch as the people that stand with you slam the door on your ass as your finally taken away!
Whether you liked him or not, you HAVE to give him credit for being a great speaker.
11/16/2016 01:07:00 AM
I don't HAVE to give him anything. I HAVE to protect myself from him because apparently he is a remorseless thief, a criminal. He gets nothing from me but my contempt.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Former Redflex CEO get 30 months for bribery in red light camera scheme
CHICAGO - The former chief executive of Chicago’s first red-light camera vendor was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in federal prison and over $2 million in restitution for paying bribes to a city official to help procure the contracts.
As the CEO of Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., Karen Finley would funnel cash and other financial benefits to the city official, John Bills, and his friend, Martin O'Malley, in exchange for improper assistance in awarding city red-light camera contracts to Redflex. The benefits included golf trips, hotels and meals, as well as hiring O’Malley as a highly compensated contractor for Redflex, some of which compensation was passed on to Bills.
The benefits flowed for nearly a decade, during which time the city expanded the Digital Automated Red Light Enforcement Program by awarding millions of dollars in contracts to Phoenix-based Redflex.
http://www.illinoisreview.typepad.com/
Is Daley next?
Burke should be his cellie.
Go after him now when he's 80 fuckin yrs old that will teach him. LoL He must of pissed someone off.
What about the other "fast Eddie" aldercreature Burke!
Another deep pocket investigation from the Fed.
Took them a long, long time to squeeze and when the greedy ex alderman failed to crack...they pounce.
No such luck with Obama-Clinton-Daley-Rahm-Burke Enterprise yet.
They must be be more generous.
Where did all the tobacco loot go ? And bigger than that is that Eddie wasn't a legislator or member of the State body, so who steered the money his way, did he kick up to somebody ? Who held the purse strings ? The Repubs' ran the show from 1977-2003 which puts their name as chief embezzler or overseer of all monies coming and going and that kinda loot isn't penny anti change.
He had to have a helper.
Theres a fund me page 4 eddies defense.
All the Daleys have skated except for one grandson who got months in jail for a Homicide.
Generations of the family have made tens of millions at minimum off the stupid tax payers.
They are laughing all the way to the bank.
Michael Hoke,
When is the presentation?
Vrdolyak was always faster than Burke because he didn't have all those gold chains weighing him down.
Ask Daley where the parking meter and Skyway money went.♠️
Michael Hoke said...
My only dealing with ERV came when Thomas "Buzzy" Eichler was nominated for the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Khe Sahn. ERV heard that I was trying to obtain backing from the politically connected for Buzzy to receive the award. He had me stop at his house, we consumed a bottle of wine and he reviewed the citation. He then stated he was on board. The next day the offices of both of the United States Senators from Illinois called and requested that the paperwork be forwarded to them, which it was.
I called Buzzy and told him that if he won the award he had to wear his dress blues from that era and he told me I was being unfair as he would have to lose 50 pounds.
ERV had two brothers who were police officers, John who retired as a sergeant out of Area 2 Youth and Vic who retired as the Commander of 010.
I have no complaints with him.
11/16/2016 07:20:00 AM
A criminal who does something nice occasionally is still a criminal.
That's why Madigan only uses soap on a rope. Just in case big brother comes a knocking...
Close to 20 years ago, when I was a newer Dic, about 8 of us were eating dinner on the Near North Side, when Eddie Vrdolyak walked in to pick up some food. He looked at us and said "Hi guys." When we were done and asked for the bill, the waitress said, "Mr Vrdolyak paid your bill." Class act all the way...
I love how the DOJ or whatever govt agency never seems to indict the p.o.s politicians or wealthy business people until they're over the age of 70. By that time they've enjoyed all of their wealth and will claim they have health issues and can't be tried in court. If somehow they are sent to trial and convicted they'll do time in a prison hospital in club Fed.
Close to 20 years ago, when I was a newer Dic, about 8 of us were eating dinner on the Near North Side, when Eddie Vrdolyak walked in to pick up some food. He looked at us and said "Hi guys." When we were done and asked for the bill, the waitress said, "Mr Vrdolyak paid your bill." Class act all the way...
11/17/2016 07:16:00 AM
Incredible!. Out of the millions of dollars he stole, he buys you dinner and you are OK with him fleecing you and your fellow citizens.
"Class act", I can't even begin to describe what a simpleton I think you are.
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