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Date: 03-08-2023
Case Style:
United States of America v. Patrick J. Doherty
Case Number: 1:20-cr-00101
Judge: Ronald A. Guzman
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Cook County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney's Office in Chicago
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to pay bribes to a public official and for filing a false tax return.
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Patrick J. Doherty, age 67, of Palos Heights, offered and agreed to give things of value, namely money, with the intent to influence State Senator A, an agent of the State of Illinois. As Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, State Senator A was in a position to assist Company A by opposing legislation adverse to the interests of the red-light-camera industry and obtaining Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) approvals for Company A’s red-light cameras. Doherty also admitted other acts of bribery in the plea agreement, including acts that involved abusing his position as Chief of Staff for Public Official A, a Cook County Commissioner, in efforts to benefit individuals who paid money to Doherty and his associates. In total, Doherty participated in corrupt activities that involved offering and obtaining bribes totaling approximately $148,000.
In addition, in 2016, Doherty caused an accountant to file his tax return with the Internal Revenue Service, knowing that this tax return contained false information. The false return caused losses to the IRS of at least $14,732 and losses to the Illinois Department of Revenue of at least $1,268. Doherty also acknowledged that his tax returns for tax years 2012 through 2015 and 2017 through 2018 underreported his income, and thereby caused additional losses to (1) the IRS of at least $58,430; and (2) the Illinois Department of Revenue of at least $6,512.
The sentence was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Robert W. Wheeler, Jr, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the FBI; and Justin Campbell, Special Agent-in-Charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division in Chicago. The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany A. Ardam.
CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES
(1)
CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES
(1s)
RACKETEERING - BRIBERY
(2-3)
RACKETEERING - BRIBERY
(2s-4s)
CONVERTS TO OWN USE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER
(5s)
FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS
(6s-7s)
FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS
(8s)
FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS
(9s-10s)
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to five years in prison.
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