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Ed Hammer, author of "One Hundred Percent Guilty: How an Insider linked the Deaths of Six Children to the politics of Convicted Illinois Governor George Ryan", to Speak At Union Church
Ed Hammer to Speak at April Men's Club
Wednesday, April 13 at 12:00 p.m.
Ed Hammer is the author of a new book titled “One Hundred Percent Guilty: How an Insider linked the Deaths of Six Children to the politics of Convicted Illinois Governor George Ryan.” This book is the story of how one corrupt politician had a stranglehold on a state, and how two brave men risked everything to stop him.
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Ed is a retired captain from the Department of Police, Illinois Secretary of State with 27 years experience as a sworn law enforcement officer. During his career, he primarily worked investigations on auto theft, identity theft and public corruption. Many of the public corruption cases involved state employees working in the driver’s license services bureau who illegally issued driver’s licenses and identification cards to identity thieves, drug dealers, undocumented aliens and underage drinkers. Those public corruption investigations culminated in a federal case now known as Operation Safe Roads resulting in the conviction of 76 individuals. The testimony of Hammer and his partner, Russ Sonneveld, ultimately helped convict former Illinois Governor George Ryan on charges of obstruction. Hammer has a B.A. in sociology and has done graduate work in public administration and criminal justice. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and a Certified Fraud Specialist.
