http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/george-ryan-84790447.html
Interesting ruling. Maybe there is hope for justice yet.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday dashed former Gov. George Ryan's hopes of salvaging at least part of his state pension.
In a 6-1 decision, the high court said Ryan's racketeering and fraud conviction made him ineligible for the $70,824 in annual payments a lower court said he deserved for the years not tied to his corrupt tenure as governor and secretery of state.
The 23-page decision written by Justice Bob Thomas put it in plain language, noting: "Ryan gets nothing."
The nearly $71,000 estimate is based on Ryan's 24 years as a Kankakee County official, state legislator and lieutenant governor, posts in which he was not accused of criminal wrongdoing, the Chicago Sun-Times explained.
