Former state Sen. Terry Link is expected to resume testifying in a federal courtroom Monday about his undercover work for the FBI in a bribery investigation allegedly involving a colleague in the General Assembly.
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Link, 76, a Vernon Hills Democrat who resigned in 2020 after being hit with federal tax charges, is the star prosecution witness in the case against James Weiss, the son-in-law of former Cook County Democratic boss Joseph Berrios, who is accused of agreeing to pay bribes to Link and then-state Rep. Luis Arroyo in order to advance legislation that would help Weiss’ sweepstakes gaming business.Under questioning from Assistant U.S.
His voice wavering and hand shaking from a medical condition, Link, told the jury he started cooperating with the FBI after being confronted with federal income tax evasion allegations.
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