State Sen. Thomas Cullerton to plead guilty in federal embezzlement case

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State Sen. Thomas Cullerton, a member of an entrenched Illinois political dynasty who held onto his office while facing criminal charges since 2019, intends to plead guilty in federal court, his attorney revealed Wednesday.

That campaign has targeted several public officials in the years since. Other state lawmakers to face federal charges — and lose office — since Cullerton’s August 2019 indictment include Luis Arroyo, Terry Link and the late Martin Sandoval.Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, was convicted in federal court

Cullerton had originally been set to go to trial in July 2020, but the event was scuttled by the onset of theThe charges against Cullerton came just days after former Chicago Teamsters boss John T. Coli pleaded guilty in an extortion case revolving around $325,000 in cash payments he received from Cinespace Chicago Film Studios between 2014 and 2017. Coli also agreed at the time to cooperate with federal prosecutors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu wrote in a November court filing that Cullerton "was a virtual no-show at work over the course of three years" and "was invariably unavailable" to his supervisors. Bhachu described Cullerton as "a ghost worker" who "effectively was on a permanent vacation."

 

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