County worker admits taking bribes for tax breaks, faces 2.5 years in prison

A longtime Cook County Board of Review worker pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge Friday, more than a year after the Chicago Sun-Times revealed he was under investigation by the FBI for lowering property assessments in exchange for cash.

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Board of Review worker admits taking bribes for tax breaks, faces 2.5 years in prison

Danilo Barjaktarevic told a judge Friday he was "really sorry [for] what I did. I lost trust in my coworkers and the public." The Chicago Sun-Times revealed last year the worker was under investigation by the FBI.

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