* Jon Seidel at the Sun-Times…
Former state Rep. Luis Arroyo appears to be preparing to plead guilty in his federal corruption case, a new court record indicates.
Federal prosecutors filed a charging document Friday known as an information against Arroyo that repeated allegations first made against him in October. The filing is significant because an information typically means a defendant plans to plead guilty.
If Arroyo does enter such a plea, it would be the first conviction secured against an elected official as a result of the feds’ multiple public corruption investigations that became known with the November 2018 raid of Ald. Edward M. Burke’s office.
…Adding… Meisner concurs…
- Fav Human - Friday, Jan 17, 20 @ 3:07 pm:
I wonder how many people’s weekend this will ruin.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 17, 20 @ 3:10 pm:
(Hashtag) Friday News Dump
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 17, 20 @ 3:11 pm:
That was snark
- Capitol Text - Friday, Jan 17, 20 @ 3:11 pm:
He did only report spending $10,000 on attorney fees instead of hundreds of thousands.
- Steve - Friday, Jan 17, 20 @ 3:17 pm:
If Arroyo does plead guilty and cooperate, he has a lot of information that could be helpful considering the position he was in .
- Donnie Elgin - Friday, Jan 17, 20 @ 3:51 pm:
He will take the plea and then hold out for a favorable sentence. He may not show all the corruption cards he holds hoping to get the best deal possible.
- Fav Human - Friday, Jan 17, 20 @ 4:06 pm:
“He may not show all the corruption cards he holds hoping to get the best deal possible. ”
I pretty sure that coughing up EVERYTHING is a condition of the deal. I am not sure how you negotiate without some strong hints as to the value of what you can offer.
- Etown - Friday, Jan 17, 20 @ 4:21 pm:
Does Sen Link show up Sunday?
- Amalia - Friday, Jan 17, 20 @ 4:24 pm:
I’m heartened when bad things happen to terrible people.