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Flamboyant politician who formerly led Cicero, Ill., is sentenced for her part in fleecing the Chicago suburb of $12 million. Her role in the conspiracy was a ‘wholesale betrayal’ of residents, judge says.
Jan. 10, 2003
Charges: Nine officials in storied Cicero accused of everything from mob ties to makeup abuse.
June 16, 2001
The former town president of Cicero woke up behind bars, her first full day of an eight-year sentence for swindling $12 million from the Chicago suburb.
Feb. 2, 2003
The man prosecutors call the boss of the Cicero mob was sentenced to more than a dozen years in prison for masterminding a bogus insurance scheme that swindled the town out of $12 million.
Jan. 8, 2003
A federal jury convicted the top official in Cicero and six others of trying to steal $12 million from the corruption-ridden community through a bogus insurance scheme.
Aug. 24, 2002
Where Al Capone once ruled, California-style eviction strategy is being used to curb street hoodlums.
April 29, 1999
At least two senior U.S. military officers traveled with--and gave support to--an Egyptian commando unit that stormed a hijacked EgyptAir jetliner in an attack last Sunday that left 58 people dead, according to an authoritative source close to the military operation.
Dec. 1, 1985
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Incoming House intelligence chairman pushed for drone strikes
Dec. 20, 2010
California
The Aquarium of the Pacific announced the sudden passing of Betty, a 10-year-old southern sea otter.
July 15, 2022
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