Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Illinois senator resigns from transportation role amid fed's construction fraud investigation
Construction DIVE ^ | October 14, 2019 | Kim Slowey

Posted on 10/18/2019 12:30:11 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Dive Brief:

Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval has resigned from his position as chair of the State Senate's Transportation Committee amid a federal fraud and corruption investigation related to state construction work, the Associated Press reported. The Democratic senator is still listed as a member of the committee, however, as of Oct. 15.

The move came after the details of a federal search warrant revealed that the FBI last month combed Sandoval's offices and home for information related to architect Cesar Santoy; Santoy's architecture firm, Studio ARQ; red-light camera program company SafeSpeed; lobbyists; construction companies; and employees of the Illinois DOT in a quest for "items related to any official action taken in exchange for a benefit." No one has been charged in the matter, and SafeSpeed representatives have denied any wrongdoing. Santoy has also resigned from his position with the Illinois Tollway Board of Directors.

Sandoval played a significant role in the development of Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's $45 billion Rebuild Illinois construction initiative, signed into law July 1. The plan is being funded by gas and cigarette tax increases, as well as the revenue generated by an expansion of state gambling laws. One of the companies mentioned in the search warrant was video gambling company Gold Rush Amusements.

Dive Insight:

The Rebuild Illinois construction plan includes pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, the latter of which is aimed at the state's public works sector; a provision intended to encourage diversity in hiring among contractors; a workforce program; and incentives for data center owners to build in the state. The biggest winners, though, are likely the contractors, engineers and designers of the $33.2 billion worth of infrastructure projects eyed, which will include new construction and repair of roads and bridges, mass transit projects and other transportation-related undertakings.

(Excerpt) Read more at constructiondive.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: bridges; cesarsantoy; chicago; cigarettetax; construction; contractors; corrupticrat; corruption; crook; fbi; fraud; gambling; gastax; goldrushamusements; highways; illinois; illinoistollway; infrastructure; invasion; jbpritzker; legislature; martinsandoval; paytoplay; rebuildillinois; resignation; roads; safespeed; speedcameras; springfield; studioarq; transportation; warrant

1 posted on 10/18/2019 12:30:11 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: 100American; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...
More detailed AP article (which is why it's not the OP):

Illinois state senator quits powerful panel amid FBI probe (10/15/19)

PING!

2 posted on 10/18/2019 12:35:58 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: All
Tollway official exits abruptly after name surfaces in search warrant (10/11/19)
3 posted on 10/18/2019 12:37:51 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: All
Loyola Alum and Illinois Senator Martin Sandoval’s Offices Raided By FBI (10/16/19)
4 posted on 10/18/2019 12:39:10 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: All
Gambling, construction, red-light cameras and a smoke-filled room: Here’s what’s in the feds’ unredacted search warrant (10/11/19)
5 posted on 10/18/2019 12:40:22 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Ill annoy government is LOADED with gonefs.


6 posted on 10/18/2019 12:45:44 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"The plan is being funded by gas and cigarette tax increases,.."


7 posted on 10/18/2019 12:49:01 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks; Impy; BillyBoy; LS; NFHale; GOPsterinMA; campaignPete R-CT; ...

When it comes to Illinois government, the question isn’t WHO is corrupt, the question is, who ISN’T ?


8 posted on 10/18/2019 12:56:06 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fieldmarshaldj

[When it comes to Illinois government, the question isn’t WHO is corrupt, the question is, who ISN’T ?]

Both of them probably don’t want their names revealed.


9 posted on 10/18/2019 1:07:10 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

From the article: Speaking to reporters in Chicago, Pritzker said Santoy’s “very thorough” background check didn’t turn up any concerns. But, the governor added, “Corruption and self-dealing are unacceptable and it will be rooted out, whether it’s in my administration or in the Legislature.”

Poor fellow - soon will have no administration or legislature to work with. However, last week he proposed a Five Year Program to MIGA (Make Illinois Great Again) https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20191011/pritzker-introduces-five-year-economic-plan-touts-strong-job-growth

which does nothing to make Illinois more business friendly but relies on the success of Trump’s national program.


10 posted on 10/18/2019 1:22:20 PM PDT by Western Phil
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Image result for Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval
Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval

Democrat

11 posted on 10/18/2019 1:46:10 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fieldmarshaldj
When it comes to Illinois government, the question isn’t WHO is corrupt, the question is, who ISN’T?

The ones currently in Witness Protection?

12 posted on 10/18/2019 2:05:46 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: fieldmarshaldj; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; ...
Thanks fieldmarshaldj.

13 posted on 10/18/2019 2:37:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Hopefully this is the opening shot in the Midway Airport “improvement Project” investigation. Speculation is the wire on Danny Solis that caught Ed Burke was part of the investigation on the $$Millions being stolen from the Midway Project. Since Sandoval controlled all of the no-bid concrete contracts, he would be tied into the investigation. Get em all.


14 posted on 10/18/2019 2:55:36 PM PDT by EC Washington
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks


and the RATS, take another one in the.........HA ha!!!

15 posted on 10/18/2019 4:11:26 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors, and come heavily armed!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: EC Washington

No-bid concrete contracts? WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG??? #CrumbingRunways #CollapsingTerminals


16 posted on 10/18/2019 6:49:00 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson