Solis’ zoning committee recommended the change be passed Sept. Those contributions came from Robert Judelson and Al Lieberman, campaign records show. 26, 2015, according to the court document. Two of the developer’s executives contributed $5,000 each to Solis’ campaign fund on Aug. Meador has not been accused of wrongdoing and could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Solis also asked Meador to seek contributions from others. Solis asked him to contribute to a fundraiser to be held Sept. Solis spoke with one of the group’s executives, whom the Sun-Times has identified as Thomas Meador, on July 27, 2015. The Sun-Times has identified that developer as Michigan Avenue Real Estate Group, which wanted to build a multiunit rental building on the former site of Carmichael’s steakhouse near the United Center, in Solis’ ward. Among them was his efforts to secure campaign contributions from the Reinsdorf-connected developer, which the feds have now pointed to in support of the charge against him.
Meanwhile, a litany of alleged wrongdoing by Solis has already been revealed in a bombshell FBI affidavit first obtained by the Sun-Times in January 2019. Madigan avoided such a scene when he was arraigned by phone last month. That means he won’t be forced to stroll through the courthouse lobby, where he surely would have been mobbed by news reporters and camera crews. Solis’ arraignment is due to take place by telephone. Solis could also turn out to be the latest Chicago politician to benefit from COVID-19 protocols at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, though. The development group’s owners included Chicago sports mogul Jerry Reinsdorf, as first reported by the Sun-Times.Īll of this comes one day before Solis is due to be arraigned before U.S. The document said he did so in part “as a reward” for his assistance as the council’s zoning chair and as a member of the City Council. SolisĪssuming Solis holds up his end of the deal, prosecutors have promised to seek dismissal of the bribery count filed against him and won’t prosecute him for that or for other conduct disclosed to them by Solis “related to his actions or omissions as a public official.”Īttached to the deal was a two-page exhibit titled “Admissions by Daniel Solis.” In it, Solis admitted he sought campaign contributions from a development group that needed his help at City Hall. Viagra, sex acts, use of a luxury farm: Feds detail investigation of Ald.Burke to help feds in criminal investigation Danny Solis sought money from Jerry Reinsdorf group
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