Operation Silver Shovel
Operation Silver Shovel was a major
illegal activities from labor union corruption to drug trafficking, organized crime activity and elected city officials on the take were unearthed, and corruption convictions were handed out to 18 individuals.[1]
Background
In the 1980s, the federal
Operation Gambat, which unearthed more corrupt officials and suspects.[2]
The operation
John Christopher was an
aldermen, city inspectors, project leaders, and others.[1] The bribes centered on city contracts for hauling construction debris
; Christopher paid officials to allow him to dump debris in illegal areas. The bribes totaled $150,000 in the end, and the money laundering over $2.2 million.
Indicted
- Ambrosio Medrano, 25th Ward alderman[4]
- Allan Streeter, 17th Ward alderman[5]
- Jesse Evans, 21st Ward alderman[6]
- Lawrence Bloom, 5th Ward alderman[7]
- Virgil Jones, 15th Ward alderman
- Percy Giles, 37th Ward alderman
References
- ^ a b Operation Silver Shovel. FBI Chicago.
- ^ "5 Indicted in Latest Inquiry Into Corruption in Chicago". The New York Times. 20 December 1990.
- ^ "Silver Shovel's Mole Admits He's Covered With Dirt". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Probe Unearths Another Load Of Graft at Chicago City Hall". pqarchiver.com.
- ^ "An Admission Of Corruption Probably Isn't Chicago's Last". The New York Times. 19 April 1996.
- ^ "Chicago Tribune : SILVER SHOVEL CORRUPTION PROBE WIDENS". forensic-intelligence.org.
- ^ "In Federal Indictment, Trust Is a Victim". The New York Times. 10 July 1997.