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Out of Prison, Illinois Judge, 82, Still Claims Innocence
Convicted of participating in corrupt practices that sent a number of Illinois judges to prison under the 1980s federal sting operation known as Operation Greylord, Thomas Maloney served more than a dozen years for taking bribes.
But he still doesn’t admit guilt, blaming “overreaching” prosecutors, “scumbag” witnesses and “weak” attorneys for his conviction and the time he spent in prison, reports the Chicago Tribune.
On the verge of completing a sentence of home confinement that ends April 15, Maloney says he never saw anyone take a bribe at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse at 26th Street and California Avenue. “You would always hear things, but I never factually knew of it,” he says.
