steveTA84 Posted October 28, 2019 at 06:11 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 06:11 PM https://wgntv.com/2019/10/28/state-rep-luis-arroyo-charged-in-ongoing-corruption-scheme/ CHICAGO Illinois State Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago) has been charged in a scheme to pay another elected official. The charges were unsealed in a federal courtroom in Chicago Monday. Prosecutors accuse Arroyo, who is the assistant majority leader in Springfield, with offering to illicit payments to an unidentified state senator. The state senator is cooperating in the investigation, according to federal officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt guy Posted October 28, 2019 at 06:22 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 06:22 PM https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/illinois-state-representative-charged-offering-bribe-fellow-lawmaker-return-support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt guy Posted October 28, 2019 at 06:24 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 06:24 PM Love the CW-1 designation to the senator that was given the bribe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted October 28, 2019 at 06:25 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 06:25 PM Yet another crooked Illinois politician goes down in flames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windermere Posted October 28, 2019 at 07:17 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 07:17 PM Keep’em comin!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted October 28, 2019 at 08:23 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 08:23 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchDoctor Posted October 28, 2019 at 08:50 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 08:50 PM Would love to know which already charged A-hole CW1 is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted October 28, 2019 at 09:19 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 09:19 PM Would love to know which already charged A-hole CW1 is! I'm guessing his/her work isn't done, the complaint says they have been feeding the FBI info since 2016, and this incident happened this year, I would guess there is likely a lot more that is going to come out that was fed to the FBI over that last three years from CW-1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted October 28, 2019 at 09:23 PM Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 09:23 PM CW1 and Individual A are both males, so that narrows it all down slightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted October 28, 2019 at 09:39 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 09:39 PM CWs in the ILGA: Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-37) Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-32) Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-7) Senator and "nearing the end" (presumably retirement) would imply Chuck Weaver to me more than Craig Wilcox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted October 28, 2019 at 10:17 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 10:17 PM I think CW probably means "confidential witness". Could be wrong, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted October 28, 2019 at 10:31 PM Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 10:31 PM I think CW probably means "confidential witness".Could be wrong, though.Hopefully we’ll know more soon. They met at a Highland Park restaurant, which could help narrow it down. To bad it wasn’t JM-1 and “she”.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carry Posted October 28, 2019 at 10:45 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 10:45 PM CW1 and Individual A are both males, so that narrows it all down slightly You gonna FOIA that email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted October 28, 2019 at 10:58 PM Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 10:58 PM CW1 and Individual A are both males, so that narrows it all down slightlyYou gonna FOIA that email?Tried on a few legislators before. Was denied each time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted October 28, 2019 at 11:18 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 11:18 PM CW1 and Individual A are both males, so that narrows it all down slightly You gonna FOIA that email? Tried on a few legislators before. Was denied each time You're not going to get anything until the case is disposed. That could be years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted October 28, 2019 at 11:21 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 11:21 PM I think CW probably means "confidential witness". Could be wrong, though. In previous FBI docs for other cases, I've seen "anonymous" people referenced by their initials, leading to several of them being not quite so anonymous. Maybe they've learned their lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted October 28, 2019 at 11:29 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 11:29 PM I think CW probably means "confidential witness". Could be wrong, though. Yep, page #4 of the compliant found in the first link... "11. According to publicly available information, Cooperating Witness 1 ("CW-1") is an Illinois State Senator." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted October 28, 2019 at 11:49 PM Share Posted October 28, 2019 at 11:49 PM I think CW probably means "confidential witness".Could be wrong, though.i was thinking criminal witness. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt guy Posted October 29, 2019 at 12:06 AM Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 12:06 AM Skokie and Highland Park. Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted October 29, 2019 at 01:38 AM Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 01:38 AM Deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt guy Posted October 29, 2019 at 02:17 AM Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 02:17 AM Shouldnt be real hard to find out who sponsored the legislation Arroyo was presenting him. Looks like they call it sweepstakes legislation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted October 29, 2019 at 02:33 AM Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 02:33 AM Shouldnt be real hard to find out who sponsored the legislation Arroyo was presenting him. Looks like they call it sweepstakes legislation.Already looked it up and don’t think it was ever filed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt guy Posted October 29, 2019 at 02:55 AM Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 02:55 AM Some speculation of Dorothy Brown or Sandoval . Amazing that politicians are allowed to have these lobbying type companies. He owned Spartacus 3 or some such foolishness. Their mission statement may as well just say corruption for hire. Also Arroyos kid is a Cook County commissioner i believe. Whole darn state stinks but Cook smells the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTHunter Posted October 29, 2019 at 03:22 AM Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 03:22 AM Hhmm, interesting. One article says "$10,000 bond" and the other says "personal recognizance bond". Either way, I would bet that Arroyo was out of the building before the ink was dry on the judge's signature. "Assistant majority leader" - does that mean he is #2 to "Lurch"?? The noose tightens !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted October 29, 2019 at 04:22 AM Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 04:22 AM Hhmm, interesting. One article says "$10,000 bond" and the other says "personal recognizance bond". Either way, I would bet that Arroyo was out of the building before the ink was dry on the judge's signature. "Assistant majority leader" - does that mean he is #2 to "Lurch"?? The noose tightens !! There is still a bail amount attached to the i-bond, you just don't have to pony up the 10% as your signature is taken in lieu of the 10% cash. My guess is his lawyer quickly got the traditional d-bond shifted to an i-bond because as everyone knows those in power and/or with money get treated differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted October 29, 2019 at 05:35 AM Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 05:35 AM Sun-Times ... Not only that, but the 13-page criminal complaint unsealed Monday against Arroyo reveals the on-and-off cooperation with the FBI of the state senator - who wore a wire on Arroyo in hopes of landing a reduced sentence for filing false income tax returns. A source identified that lawmaker as Sen. Terry Link, D-Vernon Hills, a chief architect of the gambling package that cleared Springfield earlier this year. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt guy Posted October 29, 2019 at 06:01 AM Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 06:01 AM Sun-Times...Not only that, but the 13-page criminal complaint unsealed Monday against Arroyo reveals the on-and-off cooperation with the FBI of the state senator - who wore a wire on Arroyo in hopes of landing a reduced sentence for filing false income tax returns. A source identified that lawmaker as Sen. Terry Link, D-Vernon Hills, a chief architect of the gambling package that cleared Springfield earlier this year.... SCC says Terry Link too. Funny how they eat their own. Keep on rolling Feds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted October 29, 2019 at 12:20 PM Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 12:20 PM I think CW probably means "confidential witness".Could be wrong, though.i was thinking criminal witness. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk CW stands for cooperating witness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NakPPI Posted October 29, 2019 at 12:40 PM Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 12:40 PM If any of y'all watch Ozark, this is literally the plot line for the most recent season. Gambling legislation and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted October 29, 2019 at 01:08 PM Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 at 01:08 PM If any of y'all watch Ozark, this is literally the plot line for the most recent season. Gambling legislation and everything.Illinois politics is nothing more than a crime drama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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