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The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
A federal jury Tuesday convicted a Chicago plumbing inspector accused of overlooking code violations and pushing through permits.
Mario Olivella, 42, was convicted of two counts of bribery and conspiracy for taking bribes to overlook code violations at a building at 1637 W. Granville that is being converted to condos. He faces up to 15 years in prison at his May 28 sentencing.
Prosectors alleged Olivella’s $105,000 credit card debt and $1 million debt to mortgage lenders provided ample motivation for graft.
There's more:
Olivella is the 12th of 17 city workers snagged in a federal investigation dubbed Operation Crooked Code to be convicted.
