More Lawyers, Judges Charged in Chicago Probe
Four past and present judges and 11 attorneys were charged Wednesday in Operation Greylord, the federal investigation of corruption in the nation’s largest court system.
The charges announced by U.S. Atty. Anton Valukas brought to 13 the number of judges accused of wrongdoing while presiding over legal matters in Cook County courts, FBI figures show.
Investigators have been racing the clock to get indictments as the five-year statute of limitations for some violations draws near.
Racketeering Charges
Charges against three of the judges and the attorneys indicted Wednesday include racketeering, mail fraud and tax violations related to the alleged paying or taking of bribes to fix cases.
Charged in federal grand jury indictments or criminal informations were Cook County Circuit Judge Daniel P. Glecier and former Circuit Judges Roger Seaman and Michael E. McNulty.
Former Circuit Judge John F. Reynolds, who is serving a 10-year sentence for a previous Greylord conviction, was charged with perjury in connection with his testimony in the Greylord case.
With Wednesday’s indictments, about 80 people have been charged in the Greylord case, according to the FBI, which says 58 have been convicted.
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