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A former Chicago alderman turned political science professor/corruption fighter has found that Chicago is the most corrupt city in the country.
He cites data from the U.S. Department of Justice to prove his case. And, he says, Illinois is third-most corrupt state in the country.
University of Illinois at Chicago professor Dick Simpson, who served as alderman of the 44th Ward in Lakeview from 1971 to 1979, estimates the cost of corruption at $500 million.
Its essentially a corruption tax on citizens who bear the cost of bad behavior police brutality, bogus contracts, bribes, theft and ghost payrolling to name a few and the costs needed to prosecute it.
We first of all, we have a long history, Simpson said. The first corruption trial was in 1869 when alderman and county commissioners were convicted of rigging a contract to literally whitewash City Hall.
In the Northern District of Illinois, which includes Chicago, there have been a total of 1,531 public corruption convictions since 1976, Simpson found. A distant second is Californias central district in Los Angeles with 1,275 public corruption convictions since 1976, Simpson found.
Statewide, that number hits 1,828. Only California and New York have more, but those states have much higher populations. Per capita, only the District of Columbia and Louisiana have more convictions.
Since the 1970s, four of Illinois seven governors have been convicted (Otto Kerner, Dan Walker, George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich). In addition, dozens of Chicago alderman and other city and county public officials have been found guilty, Simpson said.
Read More:
Chicago Called Most Corrupt City In Nation « CBS Chicago
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®
A former Chicago alderman turned political science professor/corruption fighter has found that Chicago is the most corrupt city in the country.
He cites data from the U.S. Department of Justice to prove his case. And, he says, Illinois is third-most corrupt state in the country.
University of Illinois at Chicago professor Dick Simpson, who served as alderman of the 44th Ward in Lakeview from 1971 to 1979, estimates the cost of corruption at $500 million.
Its essentially a corruption tax on citizens who bear the cost of bad behavior police brutality, bogus contracts, bribes, theft and ghost payrolling to name a few and the costs needed to prosecute it.
We first of all, we have a long history, Simpson said. The first corruption trial was in 1869 when alderman and county commissioners were convicted of rigging a contract to literally whitewash City Hall.
In the Northern District of Illinois, which includes Chicago, there have been a total of 1,531 public corruption convictions since 1976, Simpson found. A distant second is Californias central district in Los Angeles with 1,275 public corruption convictions since 1976, Simpson found.
Statewide, that number hits 1,828. Only California and New York have more, but those states have much higher populations. Per capita, only the District of Columbia and Louisiana have more convictions.
Since the 1970s, four of Illinois seven governors have been convicted (Otto Kerner, Dan Walker, George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich). In addition, dozens of Chicago alderman and other city and county public officials have been found guilty, Simpson said.
Read More:
Chicago Called Most Corrupt City In Nation « CBS Chicago
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®
