Despite ban, felon got political job

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Felice “Phil” Vanaria is a convicted felon and political operative, ordered to get treatment for a sex addiction after he demanded a young woman perform a sex act for a non-existent county job he promised.

After his conviction, a judge banned him from doing political work.

But that didn’t stop him from getting hired as a fundraiser for Cook County Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno before the February primary last year.

Vanaria “does a good job fundraising,” Moreno explained in a recent court deposition obtained by the Sun-Times. Vanaria “is a nice guy who did something stupid,” Moreno said.

Great moments in the Cook County Democrat party.