John Kosmowski, Bribery and Obstruction, Illinois 2024
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Suburban Chicago Police Chief for Bribery and Obstruction
CHICAGO — The Chief of Police in the village of Summit, Ill., has been indicted on charges of bribery and obstruction of justice, according to a federal indictment.
John Kosmowski, 54, of Lockport, Ill., is accused of conspiring with a Summit building inspector to accept more than $5,000 from a local businessman in 2017. The pair accepted the money intending to be influenced and rewarded in connection with the transfer of a liquor license to another person, the indictment states.
The indictment alleges that Kosmowski met with the building inspector earlier this year and informed him of the federal investigation into the payment. During the meeting, Kosmowski allegedly sought to corruptly persuade the building inspector to mischaracterize the purpose of the payment from Kosmowski to the inspector by falsely suggesting that it was a loan, the indictment states.
Kosmowski is charged with one count of bribery conspiracy, one count of bribery, and one count of obstruction of justice. The building inspector, William Mundy, 59, of Summit, Ill., is charged with one count of bribery conspiracy and one count of filing a false tax return.
The indictment was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Emmerson Buie, Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI; and Justin Campbell, Special Agent-in-Charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division in Chicago.
The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
If convicted, Kosmowski faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Mundy faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $200,000.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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