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New indictment in ongoing Hired Truck investigation

Just as new indictments seemed to be coming to an end, another city employee has been charged in the ongoing investigation of Chicago’s scandal-ridden Hired Truck program.

Robert Ricciarelli, a former supervisor for the city’s Streets and Sanitation Department, was charged Friday, Nov. 18, with one count of mail fraud. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Ricciarelli allegedly took more than $30,000 in bribes from trucking company owners, in exchange for lucrative work with the city.

Although he has not faced a judge, Ricciarelli’s charge was issued through a process called a criminal information, which, according to the Sun-Times, is a good indicator that the person is planning to plead guilty.

Ricciarelli’s indictment makes him the 37th person charged in the federal investigation, 21 of whom are former city employees. Twenty-one people have pleaded guilty, and 18 have been sentenced to prison time or probation, the Sun-Times reported.

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