September 25, 2015

Ex-lawmaker and felon wants delay in reporting to prison

CHICAGO (AP) - A former Illinois state representative sentenced to five months in prison for pocketing a $7,000 bribe is asking for a delay in his surrender to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Derrick Smith, a 51-year-old Chicago Democrat, was sentenced in April after jurors convicted him last year of ...

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