In 1983, the FBI launched Operation Greylord, a 4-year undercover investigation that exposed Chicago's entire court system as a criminal enterprise where judges sold verdicts for cash, resulting in 92 officials convicted and 17 judges imprisoned, including one who took $50,000 to fix a murder case.
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FBI Exposed Chicago's Corrupt Judges Selling Verdicts for CashAdded:
In 1983, the FBI discovered that Chicago's judges were literally selling verdicts for cash. Operation Greylord was born from a shocking tip. Justice in America's third largest city had a price tag. For 4 years, federal agents went deep undercover. They posed as corrupt lawyers, fake criminals, even court clerks. [music] They recorded judges taking briefcases full of money, watched verdicts get bought like groceries. The evidence was devastating. 92 officials convicted, 17 judges behind bars. One judge took $50,000 to fix a murder case.
Chicago's entire court system was a criminal enterprise disguised as justice.
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