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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jon Seidel

Former Oakbrook Terrace mayor pleads guilty in red-light camera scheme

SafeSpeed Omar Maani SunTimes
Dirksen Federal Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn St. (Rich Hein/Sun-Times file photo)

The former mayor of Oakbrook Terrace admitted Monday that he pocketed at least $88,500 as part of a criminal scheme involving red-light cameras in the western suburb, but he has now formally agreed to cooperate with federal investigators. 

Tony Ragucci, 66, pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud and filing a false tax return. He is just the latest politician to be swept up in the feds’ investigation of dealings involving the politically connected red-light camera company SafeSpeed LLC.

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