A federal judge sentenced a convicted political operative to more than four years in prison Friday for bribing Chicago officials.
Roberto Caldero, 70, was sentenced to 57 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger after heProsecutors hit Caldero more than two years ago with an eight-count indictment. It said he leaned on Solis in 2016 to help an Ohio company win a $1 billion custodial services contract at theCaldero’s bribes to Solis also sought to get an honorary street name designation in Chicago and the renaming of a Chicago park in honor of members of the Cacciatore family, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors said that Caldero bribed a high-ranking CPS official, Pedro Soto, with job offers, champagne and admission to an annual museum benefit. But Caldero didn’t know that Solis was cooperating with the FBI and acting at the direction of law enforcement, prosecutors said.after the Chicago Sun-Times in January 2019 revealed he had been cooperating for years with the feds.All the news you need to know, every day
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