How do assholes like this slip through the cracks so easily?
When Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel holds a news conference, Gene McNeil is the city employee who makes sure the sound system runs smooth.
But the veteran city employee was a little too smooth with the ladies, police reports indicate.
McNeil was arrested twice since 2005 for allegedly soliciting undercover cops who were posing as prostitutes. One of those arrests came while he was on the clock for taxpayers, he acknowledged.
McNeil, 55, was not convicted in either case; the arresting officers for some reason didn’t show up, so the cases were thrown out, court records show.
Anyone want to bet as to why the Officer didn't show up? Rahm, of course, didn't know anything and retreats behind a protective curtain of bullshit:
- When asked about McNeil, an Emanuel press aide said this was the first she heard of his troubles. But within an hour, word came down that McNeil was being transferred to other duties, at least for the time being.