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Congressman working on new Honest Services law

January 16, 2012
WJBC
By: Jim Anderson  
 
CHICAGO – An Illinois congressman is working on a new “honest services” law.
 

Wire fraud convictions vacated against Cecil Turner

September 9, 2011
State Journal Register

By CHRIS DETTRO
THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER

A federal judge has vacated the wire fraud convictions of Cecil Turner, the husband of Springfield Ward 3 Ald. Doris Turner, as a result of a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court opinion in another case.

U.S. Judge Joe Billy McDade, in a Sept. 1 opinion, ordered Turner’s four wire fraud convictions vacated, but upheld his convictions on two counts of making false statements to investigators.

Doris Turner said she and her husband are excited about McDade’s opinion.

Judge hearing arguments on ex-Ill. Gov. Ryan

November 22, 2010

AP via Seattle Times:

A federal judge in Chicago is set to hear oral arguments on whether a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that curtailed the use of an anti-fraud law affects imprisoned former Illinois Gov. George Ryan.

CHICAGO —
A federal judge in Chicago is set to hear oral arguments on whether a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that curtailed the use of an anti-fraud law affects imprisoned former Illinois Gov. George Ryan.

Prosecutors lose powerful weapon

June 25, 2010

SUPREME COURT | 'Honest services' fraud cases are too vague, justices rule in Enron case

BY CHRIS FUSCO AND NATASHA KORECKI Staff Reporters
A U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakens a key anti-corruption law is expected to spark hundreds -- if not thousands -- of convictions to be reviewed, but it probably won't help former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose trial forged ahead Thursday after the ruling came out.

Does Congress have the guts to fix what court gutted? Honestly, no.

June 25, 2010

By: John Kass

It's not every day that President

Corruption gets a break (Editorial)

June 4, 2010

The Supreme Court has struck a blow against the prosecution of corrupt public officials. The wound isn't fatal, but it needs to be treated promptly by Congress.

In a series of rulings Thursday with a direct bearing on the trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the court restricted a federal fraud statute often used against allegedly crooked pols, as well as other white-collar criminals.