SUMMIT, IL—A former police chief accused of taking a $10,000 bribe was handed a three-year sentence in a federal prison. John Kosmowski, 59, the former chief of the Summit Police Department, was convicted last year by a jury on charges of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and obstruction of justice.
Kosmowski, a resident of Lockport, was accused of conspiring with a Summit building inspector, William Mundy, in 2017, to accept $10,000 from Krzystof Hodurek, owner of the Fire Station Pub, 6336 S. Harlem Ave., Summit. Hodurek wanted to transfer the liquor license to his son. Neither the chief nor the building inspector had the authority to approve the transfer of liquor licenses, the feds said. In exchange, prosecutors said Kosmowski and Mundy agreed to pull some strings with the mayor.
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After receiving the cash from Hodurek, Kosmowsky is said to have split the amount with Mundy. The pair tried to cover it up by telling federal agents that the money was for a loan when confronted by federal authorities.
The disgraced building inspector began cooperating with the FBI following his arrest in 2020. Mundy, who resides in Summit, was the star witness for the prosecution in Kosmowski’s trial. Most of Mundy’s testimony consisted of wiretapped conversations with his buddy, the police chief
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