In his opening remarks to the jury on Tuesday, Thompson’s attorney, Chris Gair, said the facts will show it was the bank, Washington Federal Bank for Savings, that created false documents, not Thompson, and that the alderman did what most other taxpayers do when it’s time to file a return.
Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson ‘frazzled’ and sloppy in filing tax returns, but that is not a crime, lawyer says in opening statements

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