(snip)"...Robert Sorich, Mayor Richard M. Daley's former patronage chief, showed no emotion as U.S. District Judge David H. Coar delivered a harsh tongue-lashing. "The offense is corruption -- corruption with a capital C," Coar said. "For people to owe their jobs to political advancement rather than performance on the job stinks. "I don't give a hoot whether this been going on for 200 years. It still stinks." (snip)Sorich and his lawyers believe the feds overreached, turning what had been a civil violation -- political hiring --- into a criminal offense.
"I think chasing after Mayor Daley on patronage hiring on some novel theory is a witch hunt," Durkin said.
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3 Years, 10 Months For Former Top Daley Aide
Robert Sorich Was Convicted In Hiring Scheme
