A former suburban Chicago highway commissioner has pleaded guilty to taking more than $280,000 in kickbacks from the owner of an excavation company.
Robert Czernek, 71, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of honest-services wire fraud during a remote hearing before a federal judge. Sentencing guidelines call for up to nine years in prison, but prosecutors have agreed to recommend a much lighter term if he continues to cooperate with them.He was charged in an August 2020 indictment along with Debra Fazio, the owner of Bloomingdale-based Bulldog Earth Movers Inc., and her employee, Mario Giannini.
He used his official position to approve more than $700,000 in payments for stone delivery, dump-leveling, and storm-sewer invoices Fazio’s company submitted to Bloomingdale Township.The scheme began in 2012, the year Czernek was elected, and continued for most of his time in office, according to his plea agreement with prosecutors.
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