(Chicago, IL) — A businessman convicted of bribing two state lawmakers in order to change the state’s laws in his favor is being sentenced to prison. James T. Weiss of River Grove received a five and a half year sentence yesterday after he was found guilty of honest services wire fraud, bribery, honest services mail fraud, and making false statements to the FBI. Prosecutors say the scheme involved bribing former state Representative Luis Arroyo and ex-state Senator Terry Link to pass a bill beneficial to his sweepstakes gaming company. Weiss is the son-in-law of former Cook County Democratic boss Joseph Berrios.
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