CHICAGO â Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson, grandson and nephew of two legendary Chicago mayors, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges stemming from an investigation into the collapse of a clout-heavy bank in his familyâs longtime Bridgeport neighborhood.
Thompson, 51, entered his plea during an arraignment by telephone before U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama, who set a recognizance bond for Thompson.
The alderman spoke only briefly during the 30-minute hearing, answering, âYes your honorâ when asked if he was prepared to go forward with the arraignment remotely.
Meanwhile, Thompsonâs lawyer, Chris Gair, made several inferences to the weakness of the charges and said he was seeking a speedy trial to clear the aldermanâs name.
Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson pleads not guilty to federal charges
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CHICAGO - Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson appeared in federal court on Thursday for filing false tax returns and making false statements on a federal loan application.
He pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges.
Lawyers argued during the hearing about whether Thompson should have to turn his passport over to the government while awaiting trial, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
The condition is routine for defendants charged in federal court. But defense attorney Chris Gair called it just punitive.
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By - Associated Press - Thursday, April 29, 2021
CHICAGO (AP) - An alderman who is also the nephew and grandson of two former mayors of Chicago has been indicted on tax charges tied to a failed bank, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Patrick Daley Thompson faces five counts of filing false tax returns and two of making false statements to a federal agency about $219,000 in loans and other payments from the Washington Federal Bank for Savings.
Thompson’s grandfather, Richard J. Daley, was Chicago mayor from 1955 until his death in 1976. His uncle, Richard M. Daley, held the mayoral seat from 1989 to 2011.
Here I thought Pat Huels was low mark for Bridgeport and the 11th Ward…
The “guys down the street” found something on a Daley… and it’s “banking stuff”… my gosh.
Wow.
Gee whiz, it’s not enough to get a “loan” that he didn’t have to pay back, but did he really need to claim the tax deduction for interest he wasn’t actually paying? Clearly he’s not the brightest bulb in the Daley chandelier.
Can Burke and Thompson Zoom in to council meetings from the court room?
A Daley indicted? Oh my.
- Frumpy White Guy - Thursday, Apr 29, 21 @ 4:17 pm: