Donnie - No, he hasn’t. With a cooperator, the USAO will ask the judge to hold off on sentencing until the targets of the witness’ cooperation have either pled or been found guilty. This allows the cooperator to better withstand cross examination.
The Government is violating Senator Cullerton’s rights under the 6th ammendment. Two and a half years is not a speedy trial.
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.”
State Sen Tom Cullerton trial date set on embezzlement charges
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Trial date set for Cullerton State Sen. Tom Cullerton, a Villa Park Democrat, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to embezzle from a labor union and employee benefit plans, 39 counts of embezzlement from a labor union, and one count of making false statements in a health care matter. He denies any wrongdoing. Lee Milner/Illinois Times
Updated 4/27/2021 3:08 PM
SPRINGFIELD State Sen. Tom Cullerton, who was indicted in 2019 on charges of embezzlement, is set to go to trial in February next year, a federal judge said on Tuesday.
Cullerton, a Democrat from Villa Park, is scheduled to be tried in the U.S. District Court in Chicago, starting on Feb. 23, 2022.