Probation?
Yet another shining example of why Illinois and Chicago politics will never be cured of its filthy stench:
- A former associate of “Tony” Rezko was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution Tuesday for his role in a bank fraud scheme involving the sale of Rezko’s pizza restaurants.
Abdelhamid “Al” Chaib of La Grange Park was indicted on federal charges of taking part in a scheme to fraudulently obtain a $3.4 million loan.
On Tuesday, he was sentenced to three years probation and fined $50,000. He was also ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution, U.S. Attorney’s office spokesman Randall Samborn said.
The article first states "three years in prison," then backtracks and says "three years probation." Until these politicians, fixers, and money-men start getting a decade or more behind bars, nothing will change. The short term money to be made far exceeds the costs of doing under 4 years in jail.
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posted by SCC at 12:33 AM
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"Until these politicians, fixers, and money-men start getting a decade or more behind bars, nothing will change."
Nobody in Chicago/Cook County/Illinois really wants change.
Obviously.
"The article first states 'three years in prison,' then backtracks and says 'three years probation.'"
I like how you've given the media credit for "backtracking."
Seems more likely that they got the facts wrong, have lousy editors/proofreaders or are just plain lying.
Never let the facts get in the way of a story!
The entire system is a joke. P.O. Densey Cole who within moments of his on duty accident had a "Good Citizen" in broad daylight jump in the vehicle to rob him of his money & gun. Turning him on his sides to get at these items & threatening to kill him with his own weapon. But now the officer keeps getting calls about giving this "IT" a deal of 4 years! This cop got a life sentence, but this only 4 years? Hey guys & girls should we not call the union & start a fight on his behalf? This could be one of us or a family member. Will we continue to STAND FOR DENSEY? I hope & pray.
An awful lot more money floating around here in these "schemes to fraudulently obtain a $3.4 million loan" then there is downstate, where the amateur meth-labbers with hardly two nickels to rub together -- the tweakers, the idiots with the ammonia burns, the malnourished kids, and the three dismantled cars in their front yard -- can get twenty years for Criminal Drug Conspiracy at the drop of a hat.
"Until these politicians, fixers, and money-men start getting a decade or more behind bars, nothing will change."
Yeah.
A copper gets accused of working a side job to make ends meet. Watch to see what the U.S. Attorney offers, I Guarantee it will be Actual time in Club Fed.
If the late Monty Hall could see the Illinois version of his show
"Let's Make A Deal" he would say
that his contestants got screwed.
Such chintzy prizes, such paltry
cash payouts. And by letting this
bozo walk, the state gets paid and
they can re-arrest him when he does
it again. Who says crime does not
pay !
Look on the Bright Side,George Ryan is still serving time.
"The article first states 'three years in prison,' then backtracks and says 'three years probation.'"
Let me translate. What this means is now that we got out 2.3 million restitution, it's "3 years with the threat of prison and please try not to do something like that ever again, okay?"
Business as usual.
Yeah, and Dick Daley said that he "didn't become mayor to get rich". Right, his friends and family all did.
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