From CBS 2 Chicago:
Former Cook County Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno has pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges, for allegedly taking kickbacks to direct business to county hospitals, and for backing a waste transfer station in Cicero.Earlier this month, Medrano set a Chicago record when he became the first alderman to be convicted of crimes in separate cases.
Moreno, who lost his seat on the Cook County Board in 2010, was indicted last year alongside former Ald. Ambrosio Medrano, for scheming to use their influence to get John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County to buy bandages from Chasing Lions, a business owned by disabled veterans.
Three agents for Chasing Lions – Stanley Wozniak, Jerry Lombardi Sr., and Jerry Lombardi Jr. – allegedly agreed to provide Moreno and Medrano with kickbacks for every bandage the county bought from the company.
Moreno also allegedly pressured an unnamed company that does business with Cook County to hire Chicago Medical Equipment and Supply as a subcontractor on a county contract, while concealing the fact the subcontractor’s owner, Ronald Garcia, had given him a $100,000 home loan.
Moreno and Medrano are both Democrats.
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