For some reason, the melody of that old song came to mind when I read the latest charges brought by Special Prosector Henry Tonigan in the treasury-draining foray into McHenry County.
A new defendant entered the headlines, when allegations were made that a 20-year-old got a little sweeter deal that had been offered - only four years in the pen, instead of five. I didn't read the Grand Jury's complaint or decision, and so I'm relying on the Northwest Herald that it was Ron Salgado's "nephew" who got the benefit of a year's reduction in the bargain.
But was he a "nephew" or was he, as is explained by Salgado's attorney in the paper, Salgado's brother-in-law's ex-wife's grandson.
Can you even follow the relationship? It sounds simple, once it's figured out. But how long did it take to figure it out and put the words in the right order for the description of the relationship?
Was it okay for the indictment to read "nephew", if it did? Apparently, the name of the "nephew" wasn't even disclosed initially.
If the Grand Jury couldn't figure it out, after being carefully led down the path by "evidence" presented to its members, how can a charge hold up?
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