CHICAGO (AP) — A former suburban Chicago mayor has been sentenced to a year in federal prison on charges that he took a $5,000 bribe from a red-light camera company executive. Seventy-two-year-old Louis Presta resigned as Crestwood’s mayor in November when he pleaded guilty to felony counts including official misconduct and filing a false income tax return. According to his plea agreement, Presta took the money in exchange for helping the company, SafeSpeed LLC, put more cameras and increase revenues from the cameras already there by approving more violations. Presta held back tears as he spoke during Monday’s court hearing, apologizing for bringing scandal to the community

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