The Case against the HDO
The Sun-Times reports this morning that federal prosecutors issued a 49-page filing in its case against former Chicago Streets and Sanitation chief Al Sanchez - the former leader of the Hispanic Democratic Organization (HDO).
To land a job or promotion in Streets and Sanitation, supporters of former commissioner Al Sanchez had to go little beyond mailing a resume to City Hall, according to prosecutors. Some threw a party in the name of Sanchez. Others allegedly cleared his sidewalks, washed his windows, mowed his lawn or showered him with gifts and cash.
The allegations came Monday in a 49-page filing by prosecutors against Sanchez, who faces federal charges he traded jobs, promotions and other tax-funded perks for political volunteerism in Mayor Daley’s Hispanic Democratic Organization.
Hmmm….where else has the HDO been in the news recently? Oh, that’s right - two HDO operatives helped emcee a fundraiser for then-State’s Attorney candidate (and supposed reformer) Anita Alvarez.
Is it any wonder the feds - rather than the State’s Attorney - are once again prosecuting a corruption case in Cook County?
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