The former state senator, a close ally of longtime Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) has fingers in other scandals, including Commonwealth Edison rate increases.
From WGN-TV:
Federal prosecutors filed bribery and tax charges on Monday against a former Illinois state senator who led the powerful transportation committee, alleging he accepted payments in exchange for supporting costly red-light camera programs across the state.It's believed by other media sources that Sandoval may plead guilty soon, possibly as early as today.
The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago listed the charges against Sen. Martin Sandoval in a two-page filing in U.S. District Court. The 56-year-old Chicago Democrat “corruptly solicited, demanded, agreed to accept and accepted” payments for “continued support for the operation of red-light cameras in the State of Illinois," the document says.
The alleged bribery occurred between 2016 and 2019, when, as chair of the transportation committee, Sandoval wielded enormous influence in how state transportation funds were spent.
Red-light cameras need to be banned.
From my post at Da Tech Guy:
Illinois red-light camera probe provides convincing evidence why they should be banned
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