Tax evasion trial with ties to ComEd bribery probe gets underway for son of former state Rep. Edward Acevedo
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As the son of a longtime state lawmaker, Alex Acevedo was sophisticated enough to know that he had to report money he made from his brother's lobbying business on his tax returns, but failed to do so out of greed, federal prosecutors told a jury Thursday."It was intentional all the way along," Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Chapman said during his opening statement in Acevedo's tax-evasion trial, which has ties to the massive ComEd bribery probe involving ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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