Ex-political worker admits lying about Chicago hiring

The Chicago Tribune reports:

A former member of the Hispanic Democratic Organization pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to a federal grand jury about his role in helping other members of the political group get jobs in Mayor Richard Daley's administration.

John Resa, a worker in the city's Water Management Department, admitted that he sought and often received jobs and promotions for HDO members from high-ranking city officials between 1994 and 2005. Last fall Resa told a grand jury investigating hiring fraud at City Hall that he never passed on job requests.

For more than a decade, HDO was a powerful force in Daley's political organization, dispatching members across the Chicago area to campaign for the mayor and candidates backed by Daley. Resa, 49, helped coordinate HDO's activities on the Southeast Side, commanding 70 HDO workers, according to the plea agreement.

No word yet from Rahn Emanuel on this one.