The former 14th Ward alderman is not accused of taking bribe money in an envelope, in a brown paper bag or slapped directly into an outstretched hand.
Even Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Chapman suggested in opening statements that Burke's style was less greasy palm and a bit more 'sophisticated'.
It's a case expected to stretch well past the fifth anniversary of the Nov. 29, 2018, FBI raid of the alderman's City Hall offices.
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