Thursday, 15 March 2012

Roti Begins His Stay In Wis. Prison Camp // He'll Earn 11 Cents an Hour in Minimum Security

Ald. Bernard Stone (50th) ate lunch alone at his City Hall deskMonday. At the same hour, 250 miles away, his closest friend anddaily lunch buddy was reporting to a federal prison.

Former Ald. Fred B. Roti (1st), once one of Chicago's mostpowerful City Council members representing a downtown ward withlegendary ties to organized crime, checked into Oxford prison inrural central Wisconsin to begin serving a four-year sentence onfederal bribery charges.

The 72-year-old Roti was driven to Oxford's minimum securitycamp by his son, Bruno, and two sons-in-law. Back in Chicago, Roti'slongtime home at 25th and Princeton was put up for sale.

Oxford, 60 miles …

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