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Guilty Plea in "Operation Crooked Code" - Chicago Sun-Times - 5/14/2009

Garneata admits being a go-between for permits

BY NATASHA KORECKI - Federal Courts Reporter

A Chicago developer and political campaign contributor pleaded guilty today in federal court to acting as a go-between in a bribe-for-permits scheme.

Beny Garneata, a Lincolnwood resident, admitted that, in December 2007, he acted as a go-between to pass on a bribe to a city plumbing inspector while pocketing some of the cash.

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