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| The daily KASS: With help from judge, Vrdolyak makes fast exit |
| 2009-02-27 |
| Vrdolyak has been an insider in Chicago since the 1960s. I was reading his name in the paper when I was in junior high. When Fast Eddie Vrdolyak effectively got his hand kissed by a federal judge Thursday and walked free after pleading guilty to a million-dollar fraud, I thought of that movie. The one with Michael, Fredo, Frankie Five Angels and Hyman Roth. And that line uttered by Kay, after Michael beat the feds: I suppose that I always knew you were too smart to let any of them beat you. You want smart? Vrdolyak didn't have to pay for a trial. He admitted guilt and walked anyway. I've known him for years, fascinated by this highly charismatic, yet dangerous Mephistophelean who spent his life leveraging political power the Chicago Way. Unlike some current phonies, he never hid his ambition behind a lace curtain. He was about what he was about: the action, the money and the chase. See the rest of the article. |
| Posted by:mom |
| #3 "It's long been known that there are people in town you do not mess with if you wish to remain a judge." |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-02-27 17:41 |
| #2 if you can't control the Prosecutor, control the Judge... Shadur was a Jimmy Carter appointment... nothing evil ever dies |
| Posted by: Clineck Smith6591 2009-02-27 11:07 |
| #1 I didn't know "Fast Eddie" was still alive! He was a "godfather" to one of my co-workers in the 80's. The co-worker would tell all sorts of "good" stories about "Fast Eddie". "Fast Eddie" even paid for his wedding! Everything! When the co-worker got a DUI - 'Fast Eddie' found the right judge and lawyer to get him off. He worshiped "Fast Eddie". |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-02-27 10:36 |