Ex-Illinois state legislator going on trial on tax counts stemming from Madigan probe – Tribune News Services/MSN

Former state legislator Annazette Collins, 61, who worked as a ComEd lobbyist after her career in Springfield ended more than a decade ago, was indicted in 2021 on federal charges alleging she underreported income and failed to file federal income tax returns for her lobbying and consulting firm. Collins’ legislative career was also dogged by controversy; she was one of several lawmakers whose legislative scholarship awards were under review by a federal grand jury.
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Ex Illini
3 months ago

Another entitled democrat loser getting ready to do time. Did she go to the Al Sharpton Tax School? What is it with these people? And why is it always the Feds that have to send corrupt Illinois politicians to their rightful place in prison? Is it because the fix is in for Illinois Democrats? Hey JB, how’s that ethics reform coming?

Truth Seeker
3 months ago

Once they are in the system, they think they are above the law. The fact that they usually get away with it proves my point. Maybe it is time for the people to disavow the laws as they do to get some accountability.

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