A federal appeals court has upheld the 57-month prison sentence for ex-state Rep. Luis Arroyo, saying the judge was well within bounds by placing extra emphasis on general deterrence for any future elected officials thinking about taking bribes.
A longtime Democratic representative from Chicago, Arroyo resigned his seat shortly after he was arrested in 2019 on charges he took bribes from politically connected businessman James Weiss in exchange for help promoting legislation beneficial to Weiss’ company, Collage LLC, which specialized in sweepstakes gaming machines.
Arroyo also admitted he enlisted the help of then-state Sen. Terry Link, arranging for Weiss to pay Link bribes to help push the legislation in the General Assembly. At the time, Link, a Vernon Hills Democrat, was secretly cooperating with the FBI. He resigned from office beforeLink was wearing an FBI wire when Arroyo allegedly delivered the first of the promised $2,500 checks at a restaurant in Skokie, according to prosecutors.
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