SATELLITE · IL · 1998
George H. Ryan Sr.
IL Governor (former IL Secretary of State) · Illinois
NOTABLE
On the record
George H. Ryan Sr. appears in our state campaign-finance data — IL Governor (former IL Secretary of State). While IL Secretary of State, Ryan ran license-for-bribes scheme: CDL applicants paid bribes that funneled into Ryan campaign account; scheme exposed when 1994 driving-school graduate killed 6 children in a fiery I-94 cra
SEVERITY · FELONY · CRIMES · fraud
Background
George H. Ryan Sr. appears in our state campaign-finance data — IL Governor (former IL Secretary of State). While IL Secretary of State, Ryan ran license-for-bribes scheme: CDL applicants paid bribes that funneled into Ryan campaign account; scheme exposed when 1994 driving-school graduate killed 6 children in a fiery I-94 cra
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