Posted Sep 27, 2021, 5:25 PM
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Another day, another abuser gets caught
Ex-Ald. Ricardo Muñoz pleads guilty in fraud case, admits he used caucus money for personal expenses
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Former Ald. Ricardo Muñoz (22nd) pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and money laundering in a rare in-person hearing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.
The onetime veteran alderman entered his plea just five months after a federal indictment accused him of using the Progressive Reform Caucus as a personal piggy bank, stealing thousands to pay for a relative’s college tuition, skydiving excursions, women’s clothing, a hotel stay — and even at Lover’s Lane.
Notably, the 29-page indictment alleged that Muñoz’s behavior continued even after the feds’ aggressive pursuit of public corruption had blown into full view in late 2018 and early 2019.
Muñoz, 56, was forced into retirement in 2019 after his wife accused him of physically abusing her. A Cook County judge found him not guilty of misdemeanor domestic battery in June of that year. He was also in counseling that summer for alcoholism.
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https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2...sonal-expenses
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