Imprisoned ex-Ald. Edward Burke seeks clemency from Trump

Afternoon Briefing: Imprisoned ex-Ald. Edward Burke seeks clemency from Trump
Burke, who was convicted of wide-ranging corruption charges in December 2023 and sentenced last year to two years in federal prison, filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Pardon Attorney earlier this month, online records show.
Convicted former Ald. Ed Burke asks President Trump to commute his sentence
Burke, 81, has filed a petition with the Office of the Pardon Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, seeking to have his two-year prison sentence​ commuted.
Ed Burke requests to have sentence commuted for corruption convictions
Ed Burke, 81, was found guilty of federal racketeering and bribery charges in 2023 and is serving a two-year prison sentence. The typical commutation process could take months or years, but President Trump's DOJ could expedite review.
Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke requests commutation, reducing prison sentence
Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who was convicted in a federal bribery case, has requested his sentence be commuted. If his petition is granted, that would allow him to be released from prison sooner.
Imprisoned ex-Chicago Ald. Edward Burke seeks clemency from President Trump
Imprisoned former Ald. Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, would seem like an unlikely suitor: Republican President Donald Trump. Burke,
Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke requests to have federal sentence commuted for corruption convictions
Ed Burke, 81, was found guilty of federal racketeering and bribery charges in 2023 and is serving a two-year prison sentence. The typical commutation process could take months or years, but President Trump's DOJ could expedite review.
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