Topic: Patrick Fitzgerald
Quotes
Using public office to obtain personal financial benefits violates the public trust and we will continue to vigilantly investigate and prosecute both corrupt public officials and businessmen who seek to profit by corrupting them
Chicago alderman indicted for bribery May 28, 2009
If their lifeline is to hang on a perceived code of silence, they may be hanging on air
Feds continue probe of Chicago police Feb 04, 2009
No law enforcement officer may use unreasonable force with impunity and every citizen, regardless of being in police custody, has a Constitutional right to be free from the use of excessive force
Chicago officer admits striking cuffed man Jan 22, 2009
The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering
Illinois gov indictment holds up tradition Dec 09, 2008
When drug dealers deal drugs, they ought to be afraid of the police -- not turn to them for help
Illinois police corruption probe 'ongoing' Dec 03, 2008
Patrick J. Fitzgerald (born December 22, 1960) is the current United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and a member of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel. He was the federal prosecutor in charge of the investigation of the Valerie Plame Affair, which led to the prosecution and conviction of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff Scooter Libby for perjury.
He was involved in a number of other high-profile cases, pursuing Illinois Governor George Ryan, media mogul Conrad Black, several aides to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley in the Hired Truck Program, and Chicago detective and alleged torturer Jon Burge. His office is currently investigating an alleged conspiracy to sell Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, which led to the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on December 9, 2008 on corruption charges. Blagojevich was convicted on one charge, while the jury deadlocked on 23 other charges. Charges against Blagojevich's brother, Robert, were subsequently dismissed, while Rod Blagojevich was re-tried. Rod Blagojevich was convicted on 17 of 20 counts on June 27, 2011.
Fitzgerald was born into an Irish-American Catholic family in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, growing up in the Midwood-Flatbush neighborhood. His father (also named Patrick Fitzgerald) worked as a doorman in Manhattan.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Patrick Fitzgerald."