US EditionFeds set to rest case in Sen. Emil Jones III red-light camera bribery trial
- In Chicago, the federal corruption trial of Democratic State Senator Emil Jones III neared its end on Tuesday.
- Jones faced bribery charges for allegedly agreeing to take money from Omar Maani, a red-light camera entrepreneur.
- Maani, cooperating with the FBI since 2018, recorded conversations where Jones allegedly agreed to change legislation for bribes.
- Jones allegedly told Maani, "If you can raise me five grand, that'd be good," and to hire his intern.
- Jones testified in his own defense, risking a harsher sentence if convicted, as a guilty verdict forces resignation and pension forfeiture.
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The DerrickIllinois state Sen. Emil Jones III testifies the FBI asked him to wire up on South Side hospital CEO
CHICAGO — Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III told a federal jury in his bribery trial Thursday that the FBI asked him to wire up on the CEO of Roseland Community Hospital as part of a cooperation bid that could…
Illinois State Senator Emil Jones III takes stand in federal bribery trial
CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois State Senator Emil Jones III, who faces federal bribery and racketeering charges, took the stand in his defense Wednesday. It's the second consecutive day that Jones took the stand in an effort to clear his name. At the center of the bribery trial are FBI recordings accusing the sitting state senator of making false statements to the federal agency, as well as the use of email in aid of racketeering. City Council ap…
State Sen. Emil Jones III to resume testifying in own defense
Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III will resume testifying in his own defense Wednesday as his trial on bribery charges nears an end. Jones, 46, took the stand late in the day, and his lawyer, Victor Henderson, had only scratched the surface of the evidence before the judge recessed the trial for the day. He’s expected to get into the heart of the case when he returns to the stand Wednesday, including what promises to be a tough cross-examinati…
Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III becomes Chicago's latest corruption defendant to take the stand
Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III took the stand in his own defense Tuesday as his bribery trial wound to a close, telling jurors he "always wanted to be a state senator like my father."The son of former Senate President Emil Jones Jr. gave jurors a lesson in Springfield 101. He told jurors how he once sold license plates for the Illinois Secretary of State. And he acknowledged his interest in flight school in the summer of 2019, which jurors have he…
Feds set to rest case in Sen. Emil Jones III red-light camera bribery trial
Prosecutors allege state Sen. Emil Jones III agreed to accept bribes from a red-light camera entrepreneur-turned-FBI cooperator in exchange for changing a piece of legislation he’d proposed in early 2019 that the cooperator worried could harm his industry.
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