A longtime political operative at the center of the investigation into former Ald. Daniel Solis pleaded guilty Friday to variety of fraud schemes.
Ald. Daniel Solis, 25th, appears at a Chicago City Council meeting on March 16, 2016.
His name surfaced in an FBI search warrant affidavit made public in 2019 alleging Caldero had provided erectile dysfunction drugs and sexual services at a North Side massage parlor for Solis while he was lobbying the alderman on a variety of issues.None of those allegations were contained in Caldero’s plea agreement with prosecutors.
Caldero also admitted in his 23-page plea agreement to participating in a contract fraud scheme that also ensnared Pedro Soto, a chief of staff to former public schools CEO Janice Jackson. In October 2016, Caldero asked Solis to “advise and exert pressure” on Emanuel to help grease the wheels for Company A, saying that if Solis did so, the company would contribute $10,000 to his campaign fund, an indictment filed against Soto last year alleged.
At the same time as the school contract scheme, Caldero was also soliciting Solis’ help on behalf of Individual B, a business owner from Western Springs who was offering up to $100,000 in campaign donations to have Chicago issue an honorary street name for his father and rename a park for his grandfather, according Caldero’s plea agreement.
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