CHICAGO — A city building inspector has been charged with demanding a bribe from a property owner who wanted to make renovations, prosecutors said.
Roberto Uribe, 55, is charged with attempted extortion, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon.
Prosecutors said a recorded conversation in November caught Uribe telling the owner of a two-story building that his construction project would be delayed unless he paid Uribe $300.
"What’s going to happen is, if we put a stop on it, it’s going to stop you for six months, seven months,” Uribe told the building owner, according to a criminal complaint. “So now, what’s happening now is you’re gonna give me some appreciation, and you’re gonna hurry up and get this done."
Uribe told the owner that paying a bribe to avoid securing a proper permit "would save money and benefit both of them," the release said.
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