Beavers appeals, says jury selection flawed

May. 7, 2013
Chicago Democrat William Beavers is asking a judge to toss his tax-evasion conviction, arguing that the selection of jurors in the district is fundamentally flawed and resulted in no black men on his jury.

CPS closings, Beavers conviction result of corrupt system

Mar. 22, 2013
The closings of 54 schools and the conviction of William Beavers, a longtime commissioner and alderman, are the results of a long, enmeshed system that gives the mayor unprecedented power and breeds corruption, both big and small.

Beavers doesn't take stand

Mar. 20, 2013
Despite vowing for months that he would speak directly to jurors, an influential Cook County commissioner told a federal judge on Wednesday he would not be taking the stand at his tax-evasion trial.

IRS strikes at heart of Beavers' defense

Mar. 19, 2013
An IRS agent testifying in William Beavers’ federal tax evasion trial Tuesday said he couldn’t find any record Beavers intended to repay money he took from his campaign accounts.

Jurors endure tax talk at Beavers' trial

Mar. 18, 2013
Jurors endured hours of dry testimony Monday morning, as prosecutors led Beavers’ accountant through a line-by-line explanation of four years’ worth of tax returns and earnings documents.

Gag order on attorneys in Beavers' trial

Mar. 13, 2013
The judge in the tax-evasion trial of an influential Chicago Democrat has imposed a gag order on attorneys a day after a defense lawyer said jury-pool selection was rigged.

Beavers jury selection begins

Dec. 3, 2012
Cook County commissioner William Beavers is accused of diverting more than $226,000 from campaign coffers for personal use without reporting it as income on his returns.

Todd Stroger defends Bill Beavers

Feb. 29, 2012
The Cook County Board will meet Wednesday for its first time since Commissioner William Beavers was indicted on federal tax charges, setting up a potentially awkward gathering.Beavers has told reporters he was only indicted because he refused federal investigators' request that he wear a wire during

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