List of corrupt Chicago aldermen

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"Bathhouse John" Coughlin (right) graft operation with fellow alderman Michael "Hinky Dink" Kenna (left), the so-called "Lords of the Levee" extracting protection payments from gambling and prostitution.
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"Bathhouse John" Coughlin (right) graft operation with fellow alderman Michael "Hinky Dink" Kenna (left), the so-called "Lords of the Levee" extracting protection payments from gambling and prostitution.

The following Aldermen of Chicago, Illinois, the United States were all found guilty of committing some offence related to their office:

  • Larence S. Bloom sentenced to 6 months in 1999 for filing a false tax return.
  • Jesse J. Evans sentenced to 41 months in prison in 1997 for racketeering, extortion conspiracy, attempted extortion, mail fraud, influence peddling, filing false tax returns, and obstruction of justice.
  • Percy Giles sentenced to 3 years in prison for racketeering, extortion, among other things in 2000.
  • Virgil E. Jones Jr. in 1999 was sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for extortion.
  • John S. Madrzyk sentenced to 41 months in prison for mail fraud.
  • Joseph A. Martínez in 1998 pleaded guilty to ghost payrolling and was sentenced to 5 months in prison.
  • Ambrosio Medrano pleaded guilty to extortion in 1996 and was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
  • Allan J. Streeter pleaded guilty to extortion and was sentenced to prison in 1998.
  • Fred B. Roti was sentenced to 48 months in 1993 for racketeering, conspiracy, bribery, among other things.
  • Lou Farina was convicted of taking bribes in the early 1980s and was sentenced to a few years in federal prison.
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