Transportation official John Bills accused of taking $2m from Redflex,that led to installation of nearly 400 red-light cameras – more than any other US cityA corruption trial in Chicago focusing on allegations that bribes were made by the Australian red-light camera company Redflex to a city official starts on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT).
It took a US district court judge, prosecutors and the defence team of the accused, or the former Chicago transportation official John Bills,two days to settle on a jury because red-light cameras are such a hot-button issue in the city.
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Source: theguardian.com