US EditionJury deadlocks, mistrial declared in federal bribery case of Sen. Emil Jones III
- Last week, a federal jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on the trio of bribery and FBI false statement counts against Illinois Senator Emil Jones III, resulting in Judge Andrea Wood declaring a mistrial in Chicago.
- The charges stemmed from alleged bribes offered in 2019 by Omar Maani, a cooperating witness and red-light camera entrepreneur, with the jury deliberating nearly 23 hours before deadlocking.
- Jones, a Democrat with 16 years in office, was charged with multiple corruption offenses related to accepting bribes and making false statements to the FBI, with prosecutors highlighting late-night text messages exchanged with his former intern as part of their evidence.
- In the last seven months, the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted 37 corruption charges against four defendants, with a 27% conviction rate and several cases, including Paul La Schiazza's, pending retrials.
- The U.S. Attorney's Office is deciding whether to retry Jones amid criticism of low conviction rates and calls for more competent prosecutions in public corruption cases.
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Herald & ReviewRich Miller: After Jones mistrial, Chicago's federal prosecutors need to evaluate recent low conviction rate
As you likely know by now, a federal jury deadlocked last week on all three corruption charges against Illinois state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago. U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood declared a mistrial after polling individual jurors and arriving at…
Mistrials hamper Illinois corruption cases with no end in sight to federal investigations – Center Square
“There are legislative things that can be done to help curtail some of this corruption, and yet our General Assembly doesn’t seem interested or doesn’t feel any urgency in pushing through legislative reforms,” said Connie Mixon, professor of political science and director of the Urban Studies Program at Elmhurst University.
Cherokee Tribune Ledger News
Marietta Daily JournalMistrials hamper Illinois corruption cases with no end in sight to federal investigations
(The Center Square) – Although a mistrial was declared in the bribery case against state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, another Illinois corruption trial may be around the corner.
Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Roundup: Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in Sen. Emil Jones III bribery caseCapitolFax.com
* Click here for yesterday’s coverage. Capitol News Illinois… A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether Jones agreed to take bribes from red-light camera entrepreneur-turned-government cooperator Omar Maani in 2019, then lied to the FBI about [...]
The Quad-City Times
Jury deadlocks, mistrial declared in federal bribery case of Sen. Emil Jones III
CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of state Sen. Emil Jones III.
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