Thursday, May 28, 2009

Another Chicago Alderman to Be Indicted: Federal charges expected today against Ald. Isaac Carothers; Executive Vice-Chairman of Cook County Democrats

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
Federal authorities later today plan to announce charges against Ald. Ike Carothers (29th), the chairman of the City Council's police and fire committee, sources told the Sun-Times.

The U.S. Attorney's office would not confirm, deny, nor comment about the target of the charges.

They issued an alert today indicating that new charges are expected in a public corruption case involving an FBI investigation.

Federal prosecutors and the FBI will hold a 2 p.m. news conference.
Carothers is a Rezko linked Alderman that wants to ban guns. Carothers is also Executive Vice- Chairman of the Cook County Democratic party. Ike's dad William Carothers was an Alderman that went on to be a convicted felon.