Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Church, Kiddieland among institutions 'strong-armed' by police chief, prosecutors charge -- chicagotribune.com

Church, Kiddieland among institutions 'strong-armed' by police chief, prosecutors charge -- chicagotribune.com: "Former Melrose Park Police Chief Vito Scavo used 'extortion and strong-arm tactics' to get local institutions—including bars and restaurants, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Navistar and Kiddieland amusement park—to use guards from his security firm for protection, a federal prosecutor charged Tuesday.

But an attorney for Scavo defended his client's law enforcement record.

Assistant U.S. Atty. Stephen Andersson told a federal jury in his opening arguments in Scavo's racketeering and extortion trial that Scavo ran his private security firm out of the Melrose Park police station. He often used on-duty village police officers who were paid twice, once by the village and once by the client, for their service, Andersson said."

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Privatization gone bad?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

No just business as usual in Chicagoland