Thursday, October 06, 2005

Chicago Foreman accused of gambling on city time

The Chicago Sun-Times has more on the Chicago way:
An internal city investigation touched off by a laborer's charge that bribes were traded for overtime in the Chicago Department of Water Management has spread to a new allegation: a foreman participated in gambling on city time.

Tom Briatta, a foreman of water pipe construction in the department at the center of the Hired Truck and city hiring scandals, was accused of driving to city work sites and either participating in gambling, overseeing gambling by other city employees or a combination of the two.


You'll want to read the whole article to find out how the Daley family is related to the Briatta family.