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Mayor Daley Grilled By Feds
Via Drudge. Steve White - I'm sure you're as shocked as I am...CBS) CHICAGO With corruption scandals swirling around City Hall, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced Friday that he met for two hours with representatives of the U.S. attorney. Daley would not detail what questions he was asked. Wonder if Daley's lawyer was present? cbs2chicago.com will post the entire news conference shortly because CBS 2 is always on cbs2chicago.com -- Find out about breaking news first by signing up for our Breaking News Alerts. Mayor Daley's spokeswoman, Jacquelyn Heard, said the mayor met with the federal authorities in his office Friday morning. He was accompanied by an attorney representing the City of Chicago and his own attorney, Heard said. Gotta love legal firepower... Daley pledged continued cooperation with federal authorities, saying "this probe has caused me to ask many questions of my own and evaluate how and where the system broke down. On my orders, my staff is moving aggressively to address those issues." "Mistakes were made, yadda yadda yadda..." Asked whether he is a target of federal authorities, Daley said he does not believe he is. Yeah, that's why they questioned you for two hours. Daley is feeling the heat of the federal government's investigation of bribery and patronage hiring abuses at City Hall. Two city officials were charged last month with allegedly rigging the city's hiring system to flout a court order that bars City Hall from considering politics when filling most city jobs. The case is an outgrowth of a federal investigation of bribes given in return for jobs in a program in which the city outsourced hauling work. More than 20 people have pleaded guilty in that probe. Bribes for jobs? Should've made 'campaign contributions' instead. The mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Not yet, anyways. Posted by: Raj 2005-08-26 |
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