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An Illinois state senatorFederal bribery charges have been filed against him in connection to an alleged red-light cam scheme.
D-Chicago Sen. Emil Jones III is accused of asking for a payment from “Company” a Chicago-area entityThese cameras were used to provide automated traffic enforcement systems (also known as red-light cameras). These cameras were used by municipalities to enforce traffic violations or issue traffic tickets.
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Jones introduced Senate Bill 1297 in the early part of 2019, which would have required Jones to sign the Illinois Department of Transportation(IDOT) will conduct a statewide review of automated traffic law enforcement system, which includes red-light camera.
Jones later offered to defend one red-light camera in the legislation, according to court filings that were made public Tuesday.
Fox News Digital has reached Jones to provide comment.
The U.S. Attorney’s office did not name “Company A,” but multiple outlets, including the Chicago Tribune, reported the company as being SafeSpeed LLC.
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Later Tuesday, the company released a statement indicating that one of its ex-associates was “engaged criminal conduct and recruited outside persons to further his self-serving purposes.”
“Their actions were clearly in their own self-interest and done without SafeSpeed’s knowledge and undercut the important work SafeSpeed does,” the company said.
“SafeSpeed was founded on integrity and ethics. It holds its employees, as well as its representatives, to the highest standards in conduct and ethics. SafeSpeed has long since ended all contact with its former colleague, and his associates,” said the company.
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It stated that SafeSpeed was committed to supporting Illinois municipalities in improving traffic safety. SafeSpeed fully supports federal government’s investigation into corruption and will continue its support for their efforts in any way possible.
