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U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois: Businessman Sentenced to Five and a Half Years in Prison for Participating in Bribery Scheme With Former Illinois State Lawmaker
October 12, 2023
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release:

A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced the manager of a sweepstakes gaming company to five and a half years in prison for participating in a bribery scheme with an Illinois state lawmaker.

In 2018 and 2019, JAMES T. WEISS paid thousands of dollars in bribes to then-Illinois State Representative Luis Arroyo. The bribes were paid from We . . .

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