U.S. attorney recommends leniency for former high-ranking cop who lied to FBI
NWI Times
August 30, 2018
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/u-s-attorney-recommends-leniency-for-former-high-ranking-cop/article_a80c92ce-7271-54bc-9a0e-3396a5916abb.html
HAMMOND — U. S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch II is recommending probation for former high-ranking Lake County police Officer Dan Murchek for lying to the FBI.
Kirsch's recommendation comes as part of an agreement to treat Murchek with leniency in return for his prompt guilty plea to a felony that has ended Murchek's long career in law enforcement.
Daniel Murchek, once the third-ranking officer in the Lake County Sheriff's Department, admitted he coached a towing firm owner how to falsify a $500 campaign donation to Murchek's campaign for county sheriff. The towing firm owner was an informant for the FBI. When agents asked Murchek whether he had violated state campaign finance laws, Murchek falsely denied it.
Kirsch states in his recommendation,"Murchek's decision to admit his guilt even prior to indictment differentiates him from many other similarly situated public corruption defendants." He said most deny guilt as long as possible and continue to draw a salary at the public's expense.
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