One Hundred Percent Guilty - How an Insider Links the Death of Six Children to the Politics of Convicted Illinois Governor George Ryan (Paperback)

Veteran cops, Ed Hammer's and Russ Sonneveld's job was to investigate crimes committed by state employees.What they uncovered was a pattern of bribes for licenses that filtered cash to the campaign war chest of their boss, George Ryan. Ryan and his cronies covered up the bribery scheme along with other crimes. Then a fatal crash occurred. Reverend Scott Willis and his wife Janet watched as their children burned to death in the family van. Hammer and Sonneveld linked that accident to the bribery fundraising scheme. It was politics as usual, Illinois style. Ryan was eventually elected Governor. Then federal authorities began looking into Hammer's and Sonneveld's allegations uncovering a dishonest governor and his crooked political organization. Finally, thirteen years after the death of the six children and 76 convictions later, Ryan began his serving a six and one half years sentence in a federal prison.This is the story through Ed Hammer's eyes of the events the led to Ryan's demise.

General

Imprint:	Book Surge Publishing Co.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2010
First published:	July 2010
Editors:	Dave McKinney
Foreword by:	Scott Willis
Authors:	Ed Hammer
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-4392-6067-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime Promotions
LSN:	1-4392-6067-2
Barcode:	9781439260678

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