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Judge gives ex-Summit police chief three years in bribery plot: 'You sounded like a gangster'

First publishedJul 16, 01:32 UTC

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When a federal judge sentenced former Summit police chief John Kosmowski on Wednesday to three years in prison for bribery, conspiracy and obstruction of justice, he quoted the former top suburban cop’s recorded words right back at him.A secret government cooperator caught Kosmowski in 2022 insisting “there is no truth,” and “it’s gonna be their version against ours. District Judge Steven Seeger told him Wednesday, “you sounded like a gangster. … Who says that?"<div class="RelatedList Enhancement" data-module data-align-center> <div class="RelatedList-title">Related</div> <ul class="RelatedList-items"> <li class="RelatedList-items-item"> <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials/2025/12/10/former-summit-police-chief-john-kosmowski-convicted-bribery-conspiracy-obstruction-justice" >Former Summit police chief convicted of bribery, conspiracy, obstruction of justice</a> </li> </ul> </div> “Here’s the bottom line,” Seeger told him, seven months <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corruption-trials/2025/12/10/former-summit-police-chief-john-kosmowski-convicted-bribery-conspiracy-obstruction-justice" target="_blank" >after Kosmowski’s conviction</a> by a jury. “You took a bribe, and you tried to cover it up.

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What's the story?: When a federal judge sentenced former Summit police chief John Kosmowski on Wednesday to three years in prison for bribery, conspiracy and obstruction of justice, he quoted the former top suburban cop’s recorded words right back at him.A secret government cooperator caught Kosmowski in 2022 insisting “there is no truth,” and “it’s gonna be their version against ours. District Judge Steven Seeger told him Wednesday, “you sounded like a gangster.
How widely is it covered?: 1 outlet, average source rating 6.0/10.
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