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Illinois Dem Offered Activist Taxpayer-Funded Job in Alleged Bid to Clear Primary Field, Court Docs Show
Marie Newman s agreement with potential opponent may have violated federal law
Collin Anderson • May 25, 2021 4:35 pm
Democratic congresswoman Marie Newman (Ill.) promised a six-figure, taxpayer-funded job to a local activist that he says was a bribe to keep him out of a tight primary race an apparent violation of federal law.
Columbia College Chicago adjunct professor and Palestinian activist Iymen Chehade sued Newman in January for breach of contract. Included in the lawsuit is a December 2018 agreement signed by Newman that promised Chehade a senior role in the Democrat s congressional office should she be elected. According to the complaint, which was first reported by CBS Chicago and obtained by the
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