A former top aide to a Chicago Public Schools CEO had admitted to passing secret bid information on a massive $1 billion custodial contract to an operative working for one of the bidders.
Pedro Soto, a former Chicago Public Schools executive who took benefits from a consultant trying to help a company land a janitorial contract, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after his sentencing on March 16, 2023.
A former top aide to a Chicago Public Schools CEO was sentenced to 18 months of probation Thursday for lying to the FBI about passing secret bid information on a $1 billion custodial contract to an operative working for one of the bidders.with federal prosecutors that he repeatedly fed details about CPS’ internal bid deliberations to the operative in exchange for “various benefits.”Soto’s sentence includes a $3,000 fine and 100 hours of community service at the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
In a statement to the court, a tearful Soto took several pauses to apologize to his wife and colleagues. “Trust was placed in me, and I failed that trust,” he said.U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman said the sentence was meant as a “deterrent” for other offenders who hope they can get lighter sentences for similar offenses. The maximum sentence Soto originally faced was five years in custody.Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.
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