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Chicago Alderman and Her Chief of Staff Indicted on Federal Bribery Charges

Chicago Alderman Carrie M. Austin
Chicago Alderman Carrie M. Austin. (Chicago.gov)

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury today indicted City of Chicago Alderman CARRIE M. AUSTIN and her Chief of Staff on bribery offenses for allegedly conspiring to receive home improvements from construction contractors seeking city assistance for a development project in Austin’s Far South Side ward.

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Austin, 72, of Chicago, is charged with one count of conspiring to use interstate facilities to promote bribery, two counts of using interstate…

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