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The Chicago man who served as a go-between for a local transportation official and a major red light camera company, Redflex, was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison.
In 2014, Martin O’Malley was the first to plead guilty in the trio of criminal cases involving Redflex. (This Martin O’Malley should not be confused with the former governor of Maryland and Democratic presidential candidate.)
O’Malley was paid $2 million for his services, which was more than anyone on Redflex’s official payroll. But according to prosecutors, much of that money was funneled to John Bills, a former managing deputy commissioner at the Department of Transportation and a longtime friend of O’Malley’s.
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Source: Ars Technica – Chicago bagman who helped DOJ in red light camera case gets 6 months