Ex-Redflex CEO gets 30 months for aiding red-light camera bribery

Chicagoans are sick of watching elected officials walk through the revolving door of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, a judge said Thursday.

But, she noted: "It takes two to tango."

So moments later, U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall sentenced the one-time CEO of Redflex Traffic Systems to 30 months in prison for enabling a massive bribery scheme at the heart of Chicago's red-light camera program.

Karen Finley, 57, pleaded guilty in August 2015 to conspiracy to commit federal program bribery. U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon said Finley played a "vital and active role" in a scam that netted City Hall insider John Bills 10 years in prison earlier this year.

A judge in Ohio handed Finley a 14-month prison sentence last month for her role in a similar scheme there. She will serve the two sentences simultaneously.

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