Jury hears reference to former Cook County Democratic boss Joe Berrios in bribery trial of his son-in-law, but not by name
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The reference marked one of the only times Weiss’ influential political family has been mentioned so far in the trial, which is now in its fifth day and could be headed to the jury as soon as Wednesday. The government was expected to rest its case-in-chief Tuesday afternoon. Since the machines can be played for free, they are not considered gambling devices. Critics, however, contend the unregulated devices, which operate in cities, including Chicago, that have banned video gambling, are designed to skirt the law.
At the direction of the FBI, Link had told Arroyo to have the checks made out to a purported associate named Katherine Hunter, who didn’t actually exist.
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