With Ed Burke Day mere days away, Alyssa invited Morgan Stringer from Hot Dockets to the Dirksenverse to explore Operation GAMBAT which involved putting away bad people who fixed murders and other stuff. 

In addition the FBI Op we talk about the following:

Ed Burke’s racism

Costume critique

Return of the FBI Theatre Troop and some bad casting

Dersh

Alex Jones

It should cost more to be corruptible

Current state of the Board of Ethics

Show Notes:

Foreign Policy: Judges on the Take

Chicago Tribune: OPERATION GREYLORD WINDS DOWN

Daily Journal Remember Graylord, Gambit Cases

Chicago Tribune: `SORRY, ASHAMED’ ROTI GETS 4-YEAR TERM

LA Times: ‘Thousand Points of Corruption’ : A travel guide practically guarantees tourists that a Chicago official will be indicted during their stay. The fabled machine may be gone, but dirty politics is alive and well.

Chicago Magazine: Devils’ Advocate

Chicago Sun-Times: GAMBAT CHARGES

Chicago Sun-Times: 'My only goal was to clean up the court system'

Chicago Sun-Times: COP-BEATING VERDICT PROBED

Chicago Sun-Times: 2 FBI agents posed as lawsuit feuders

Chicago Sun-Times: Lawyer's cop roots put to use in undercover job

Chicago Sun-Times:Lawyer Cooley describes a life of crime

WTTW: Ald. Jim Gardiner Fined $20K For Violating Ethics Ordinance by Slapping Critic with Unfounded Tickets

Burke Picture

CNN: Blagojevich's lead defense lawyer to resign

When Corruption Was King: How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down

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