Let's take a look at Markham.
From the Daily Southtown:
A federal grand jury has indicted former Markham Mayor David Webb, accusing him of taking part in a $300,000 bribery scheme involving city contractors, including one who built his eponymously named senior center in the village.
The bribes included payments through shell companies, campaign contributions, a $75,000 check and even small cash sums hidden in coffee cups, according to court filings. The indictment alleges one contractor, Tower Contracting, fabricated a check request describing a $10,000 bribe as a "2013 Festival Donation" and as "Tower giving back to the community," court records show
The bribery scheme is detailed in a 25-page indictment issued Thursday, charging Webb, Tower Contracting and its president, Michael Jarigese, and Alsterda Cartage and Construction owner Thomas Summers for their roles in a scheme to defraud the poor south suburban community.
On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission also alleged that Webb, 69, engaged in a pay-to-play scheme by soliciting and receiving a $75,000 bribe from a construction contractor. Webb agreed to partially settle fraud charges related to a $5.5 million municipal bond offering by Markham in 2012, the SEC said.
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