Results tagged “pleadeal”

Former Blago adviser Chris Kelly has reached a plea deal in regards to money laundering and mail fraud for a kickback scheme involving roofing work at O'Hare. Kelly's trial was set to begin tomorrow, but a potential plea agreement had been reported earlier by both the Tribune and Sun-Times. The Trib's Jeff Coen, though, updated the situation when he tweeted from the courthouse: "Pleading to count 1 and 14." He also added, "he pleads for 57 mos." We're waiting for confirmation from Coen, but it seems that could be Kelly's sentence for this plea deal. Kelly still faces charges stemming from his involvement with Blago. But it seems Kelly is already hard at work trying to make amends. Update: the Sun-Times' Natasha Korecki confirms the 57-month sentence which will be served after he serves 37-months from a previous case.

As expected, Blackhawks star Patrick Kane and his cousin James have reached a plea deal to settle the case against them for their August 9 assault on a cab driver over 20 cents. The two Kanes pleaded guilty to the non-criminal charge of disorderly conduct. The sentence? They must write a letter of apology to cab driver Jan Radecki. Not a bad deal considering they could have each faced 15 days in jail and a $250 fine for the misdemeanor charges they were indicted on. The pair also have a conditional discharge, which means they have to stay out of trouble for a year to avoid further punishment. Kane shot the Trib a text message, saying, "Right now all I'm going to say is I'm happy to move forward."