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Former City Employee Accuses Calumet City Mayor of Extortion in Federal Lawsuit

The lawsuit claims Mayor Thaddeus Jones demanded up to $100,000 and unpaid campaign work in exchange for employment, with retaliatory actions following refusal, according to legal filings.

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The mayor of a city in the south suburbs is responding to a federal lawsuit filed by a former city employee who claims the mayor started asking him for monthly payments to keep his job and then illegally fired him.

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Former city employee accuses Calumet City mayor of extortion in federal lawsuit

The mayor of a city in the south suburbs is responding to a federal lawsuit filed by a former city employee who claims the mayor started asking him for monthly payments to keep his job and then illegally fired him.

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Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones’ attorney calls allegations false in federal extortion lawsuit

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