Ald. Ed Burke Charged with Attempted Extortion
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A federal criminal complaint is filed against powerful 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke.
Federal agents raided longtime Chicago Ald. Ed Burke’s ward and government offices Nov. 29, and for the first time there’s insight as to what they were looking for: evidence of an extortion scheme. Paris Schutz has the latest.
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Ald. Ed Burke Charged with Attempted Extortion
Clip: 1/3/2019 | 5m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Federal agents raided longtime Chicago Ald. Ed Burke’s ward and government offices Nov. 29, and for the first time there’s insight as to what they were looking for: evidence of an extortion scheme. Paris Schutz has the latest.
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