Another Investigation?
- A developer had a $750,000 problem with a city project, and he knew exactly the alderman to help him — Edward M. Burke. The redevelopment project was on the Northwest Side — nowhere near Burke’s 14th Ward on the Southwest Side — but the developer, Charles Cui, turned to Burke for help in 2017 after the city rejected his request to reuse a pole sign for a new Binny’s Beverage Depot that was opening as part of the project, federal authorities allege.
It was a snag for a significant redevelopment project in the Portage Park neighborhood that also included a Culver’s and a Retro Fitness and had already secured $2 million in city government subsidies called tax increment financing, or TIF.
In an email to his property tax appeals lawyer, Cui candidly explained why he needed to hire Burke: “I have TIF deal going with the City, and he is the Chairman of Finance Committee. He handled [sic] his tax appeal business card to me, and I need his favor for my tif money. In addition, I need his help for my zoning etc for my project. He is a powerful broker in City Hall, and I need him now.”
That email forms a part of the indictment the feds announced Friday against Cui, 48, of Lake Forest. Cui faces bribery charges after he allegedly used Burke’s law firm for property tax appeal work as he sought the sign permit.
Are the wheels finally falling off the Machine?
Labels: corruption
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
44 Comments:
Cui donated a LOT of money to Arena.
That might be the 45th Ward. I hope Arena gets caught up in it.
All Burke had to do is quit while he was ahead . Well into his 70’s, multi millionaire, but he just kept going. Greed does awful things to a person. Politics in Illinois is nauseating.
Stupid people. Don't even know how to bribe.
This guy Burke reminds me of Jimmy Burke, the inspiration
for the Goodfellas character.
Good ole Bugsy......
Burke is singing or that old thief is going to die in the federal pen!
What choice did the poor bastard developer have? Lose the project or play ball with the corrupt scumbags like a thousand people before him?
Hopefully they will go after Burke (like that will actually happen?) and convict him of accepting the bribe?
And you wonder why smart people like President Donald Trump never use email? It isn’t just emails from your account, but emails from idiots to you that can jam your ass.
Cui is charged with giving a bribe but no one is charged with accepting the bribe?
What did he do? Throw the money up into the air? Someone took the money. Why aren’t they charged? Maybe they just like picking on the poor minority man?
The money these j.o elected officials steal is never enough. I hope our great US Attorney General has the US Attorney of our district seek sentences like Bernie Madoff who swindled millions of $'. 30 -40 years in a max would be great for these thieves.
Burke should get 20 years and never see a sign of a street again.
The late Mayor Washington passed with $18.00 in his pocket and with little or no assets. Burke has a mansion in the ghetto that he uses for fund raisers and has a few penthouses in the gold coast. It took the great bureau guys to get him with that wired Mexican alderman taping away for 2 years. Many of the crooks from Springfield are sleeping like shit and fear any noise at 0500 hrs thinking the bureau is going to ding-dong on their door bell to "Come on out."
God bless the dedication of the Justice Department under the present President.
PS- The President called for the fed' to investigate Lil Kim after she sold the story for Jussie. You really think they are not looking close at her and Toni ?
Ask the merit girl of 5 times the former CPD Lt.Regina Evans how nice "club fed" is. The US Dept of Prisons are no country clubs.
No way. Feds are part of it. The machine never stops rolling.
Sorry,
I'm not an attorney and I could beat this case. Because I know I have to do this is not a defense..especially a hearsay "I have to do this or else" case. If they don't have Burke on a wire requiring this, he will still be our alderman..
And the biggest asshole alderthief arena is right in the middle of this and many more to come...
When I saw a response by mayor elect Lightgroot last night, she had Burke already convicted. Even he is entitled to his day in court. Groot is flexing her muscle,and staying relative as a reformer. Maybe she should start with reopening Ferguson's investigation of the Let's test,and clean up Johnson's mess?
Not only did a Burke give Cui the needed permits after bribing him Burke as Chairman of the Finance Committee also made sure he qualified for a $2m TIF Fund check to rehab his property. That’s unbelievable. That property should be confiscated and sold for tax money. And yes this guy gave over $12,000.00 to Arena. Hopefully the other shoe will drop shortly.
FORMER ALDERMAN and HUGE scumbag, John Arena is most likely involved. Will he beat his wife again because the walls are caving in? Will his secretary Leslie visit him in prison? Will anyone look at how these two lied about city workers, trying to get them fired for daring to disagree with an elected official?
In the end Rahma Dama Ding Dong May have done us all a favor with his arrogance and his big mouth. His “ No Trump Zone” comments and all his “Sanctuary City” pandering Bullshit by putting the Big Fed Bullseye on the Democrats in Chicago. You can bet Chicago Corruption comes up in 2020 . Hopefully there will be little cameos of the “Fedora Five” going in and out of court. Maybe Crimeisha as well . Not normally a Feb fan but in this case I’m all for it and a DOJ/FBI investigational team going into CCSAO to have a lookie see . Armed with Federal Warrants that could surpass the newest Star Wars for popcorn sales and attendance
Wait, bribery and scandal in Chicago, that does it I’m leaving.
Will John Arena finally get indicted? It seems like the feds are targeting Burke and solis, wonder how many other wires are out there and how many are still live? You have to wonder if Dorothy Brown who is been under federal investigation for over five years how many people she is in contact with and still she is not in jail? There has to be something with her maybe she is cooperating which would be smart for her and wearing a wire she’s wearing a wire for five years can you imagine all the scumbags that she’s going to have in there how many elected Democrats will be going to prison they won’t have enough room in the present busses they will have to import busses from other states!
Hmmmmmm.....a bribe? Or extortion?
Now as a retired copper having worked 1-2 additional part-time jobs over all my years to assist my family and send my children to parochial schools,I still have no sympathy for the dishonest politicians, including Burke.
I lost what little respect I had for him after getting to the last chapter in (disgraced) former copper and lawyer Robert Cooleys book, "When Corruption Was King."
He spells out in exacting detail how and why both Ed and ISC Justice wife Anne Burke should 'both' be in jail years ago.
Thanks to US Attorney for the moral fortitude and dedication to investigate these former, "Untouchables."
God Bless America!
Once a thief, always a thief !
It's 1634. It's Arena's former ward. That beat represents the displacement of 014 and 011. The calls are increasingly total ghetto on that beat. The beat would make a great reelection campaign ad for Trump on what's wrong with America.
So glad we as the FOP backed Burke
The Best part of this new indictment...
it INCLUDES land developments, acquisitions, payoffs along with the stupid, vile, greedy Section8’Arena and his 45th Ward stooge crew.
How sweet it is.
Hopefully the Feds and wire wearing Danny catch Burke on the Corruption at the Midway "Modernization" Project.
Who? Not Who, Ciu!
Jimmy Hill not Jimmy Burke.
Oops. My bad. Henry Hill.
The wheels on the Chicago Machine are made of Kryptonite. Don't bet on he Machine to die off. Only the names and faces change. Same old game of massive corruption.
Ask the merit girl of 5 times the former CPD Lt.Regina Evans how nice "club fed" is. The US Dept of Prisons are no country clubs.
4/13/2019 02:08:00 AM
Some aren’t that bad. Knew a politician that went away for a few years. He lost 49 lbs, got a tan and knocked seven strokes off his golf score
They have Arena by the balls.
He might die in prison.
Jill, think of your kids.
Start talking.
Provide corroboration.
Now that the mayoral election is resolved I’m sure the Feds will be quite busy with city corruption.
More popcorn!
Human nature.
Honesty is the exception.
Do the math.
how much money will rahm take away in that large satchel?
1 satchel looky at the top donors and what did they get in return compliments of the taxpayers:
https://illinoissunshine.org/committees/chicago-for-rahm-emanuel-22989/
Hmm is this 1 kind of hidden another satchel:
https://illinoissunshine.org/search/?term=Friends%20Of%20Rahm%20Emanuel&table_name=candidates&table_name=committees&table_name=officers&table_name=receipts&table_name=expenditures
Chicago for rahm Emanuel
friends for rahm Emanuel how many more any offshore?
Uncle Trump promised during fall 2018, to bring in tbe Feds and help clean up Shitcago Chiraq. Guess he's been doing it right under our noses and was just having some fun distracting the morons. Can't wait for the great prison busses to take all these critters out of here.
Hope they're all treated exactly the same as Roger Stone and other Trump supporters. Sadly we'll still be footing the bill for these horrible, corrupt, vindictive, race baiting, lying, cheating nightmares. However, this time, it will be at a bargain price and we're helping out some prison guard and their family. Bend over Shitcago politicos. It's your turn to take it up your a** not us taking it up ours.
11:56 am.....DeNiros character Jimmy Conway was based off of Jimmy Burke not Jimmy Hill. Henry Hill was played by Ray Liota
John anern your going to 👀 good in a orange jumpsuit with no money I take home $5,000 per month pension fuck you
No one outside the machine will fall on their sword for the machine.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
The Best part of this new indictment...
it INCLUDES land developments, acquisitions, payoffs along with the stupid, vile, greedy Section8’Arena and his 45th Ward stooge crew.
How sweet it is.
4/13/2019 10:33:00 AM
Indictments aren't convictions.
Never underestimate the corruption in all levels and all agencies of the Federal Government.
And again, who was the Chief of Organized Crime that had Ed Burke speak at his retirement party stating, xxx was my go to guy whenever I needed information. Maybe the retired chief should check his cell phone records for 312-xxx-7004 and determine what the feds may have captured in their extremely long 8 month wiretap. Can’t wait to see who goes down with this outstanding investigation. Soon to be Mayor Lightfoot is likely to surpass Daley and Rahm combined in appointing alderman and other elected officials.
Soon to be a great day for Chicago my friends. Just can’t be soon enough.
The irony is this is news to anyone.
i wonder when eddie burke is sitting in a federal prison next year in upper new york if his fate will be the same as Frank " Pentangeli in the movie "the godfather part II" when tom hagan came and visited him .
we can only hope.
As long as Culver's and Binny's can stay open so close to me, i'm not sure how i feel about this.
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