CHICAGO (WLS) — It’s sentencing day for former Illinois state Senator Terry Link.
Link failed to report income on his tax returns to the IRS in 2016. He was also accused of spending over $73,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses.
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The formatter state senator pleaded guilty in September 2020.
RELATED: State Senator Terry Link resigns from Illinois Senate a month after false tax return charges
Link could be sentenced to a year in federal prison, but prosecutors are asking for probation instead. That’s because Link cooperated in a sting operation against State Representative Luis Arroyo, who was convicted of bribery.
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