SATELLITE · IL · 2008

Edward R. Vrdolyak

Chicago 10th Ward Alderman (1971-1987) + Cook County Democratic Party Chairman ('Fast Eddie') · Illinois
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Edward R. Vrdolyak appears in our state campaign-finance data — Chicago 10th Ward Alderman (1971-1987) + Cook County Democratic Party Chairman ('Fast Eddie'). Vrdolyak first federal conviction 2008 (Smithfield Properties developer kickback, Chicago Medical School site, $1.5M) — 10-month sentence; second federal conviction 2019 (whistleblower tax-evasion + Illinois tobacco-sett

SEVERITY · FELONY · CRIMES · fraud

Background

Edward R. Vrdolyak appears in our state campaign-finance data — Chicago 10th Ward Alderman (1971-1987) + Cook County Democratic Party Chairman ('Fast Eddie'). Vrdolyak first federal conviction 2008 (Smithfield Properties developer kickback, Chicago Medical School site, $1.5M) — 10-month sentence; second federal conviction 2019 (whistleblower tax-evasion + Illinois tobacco-sett

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