Feds say Patrick Daley Thompson lied, claimed he made payments on loans from failed Bridgeport bank
Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson | Colin Boyle | Sun-Times file The new revelation came after Thompsons defense attorney, Chris Gair, again blasted the feds prosecution of Thompson and pushed for a trial as soon as this fall. A prosecutor told a judge Thursday that Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson falsely told federal agents he had been making payments on loans he received from a Bridgeport bank before regulators shut it down amid an alleged massive fraud scheme. A bombshell indictment filed against Thompson in April alleges Thompson made just one payment to Washington Federal Bank for Savings after receiving $110,00 from the bank in 2011. It also said he received an additional $109,000 from the bank in 2013 and 2014. Then, he allegedly lied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. about how much he owed to the bank, and about how he used the money he received. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Netols told U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama during a status hearing in the case Thursday that Thompson also lied about loan payments, insisting he had been making them.
Feds say Patrick Daley Thompson lied, claimed he made payments on loans from failed Bridgeport bank
Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson | Colin Boyle | Sun-Times file The new revelation came after Thompsons defense attorney, Chris Gair, again blasted the feds prosecution of Thompson and pushed for a trial as soon as this fall. A prosecutor told a judge Thursday that Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson falsely told federal agents he had been making payments on loans he received from a Bridgeport bank before regulators shut it down amid an alleged massive fraud scheme. A bombshell indictment filed against Thompson in April alleges Thompson made just one payment to Washington Federal Bank for Savings after receiving $110,00 from the bank in 2011. It also said he received an additional $109,000 from the bank in 2013 and 2014. Then, he allegedly lied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. about how much he owed to the bank, and about how he used the money he received. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Netols told U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama during a status hearing in the case Thursday that Thompson also lied about loan payments, insisting he had been making them.