"Vendors Deal Fraud, Kickbacks" - Mirage - Chicago Sun-Times

Byline: Pamela Zekman, Zay N. Smith; 1978-01-23; Chicago Sun Times; pages 1, 6-7

Report: "The Mirage" - Pamela Zekman, Zay N. Smith - Chicago Sun Times

Tags: corruption, expose, Mirage, Pamela Zekman, payoffs, Sun-Times, tavern, Zay N. Smith

"The vending machine operators say their produce is pinballs and jukeboxes. But the Mirage discovered they were really trading in illegal kickbacks, tax fraud, political fixes and licence fraud."

Description:Part XIV of the Chicago Sun-Times Mirage Tavern sting, exposing fraud and corruption among city inspectors.

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Chicago Sun-Times article titled, "Vendors Deal Fraud, Kickbacks." Written by Pamela Zekman and Zay N. Smith as part of the Mirage Tavern sting series.