17 Facts About Martin Sandoval

Martin A Sandoval was an American Democratic politician and senator for Illinois who admitted guilt to corruption charges in 2020.

Martin Sandoval sat in the Illinois Senate from 2003 to 2020.

Martin Sandoval graduated from Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary South High School and went on to Loyola University, Chicago, where he received a bachelor's degree in psychology.

Martin Sandoval was elected in 2002 as state senator and was then sworn into office in 2003.

Martin Sandoval questioned the work ethic of Governor Rod Blagojevich during the 2007 budget crisis, as Blagojevich returned to Chicago rather than staying in Springfield for the remainder of the session.

Also posted were separate images of Martin Sandoval standing with the man who held the gun in the contentious photo.

The pictures sparked outrage online and condemnation from Illinois Governor J B Pritzker; Sandoval released a statement apologizing for the "unacceptable" actions of the guests at his event.

In May 2019, Martin Sandoval introduced legislation that proposed to increase the annual registration fee for electric vehicles from $17.50 to $1,000.00, which would have raised about $2.4 billion in annual funding.

On November 28,2019, in the wake of the ongoing probe, Martin Sandoval announced he would resign from the Illinois State Senate effective January 1,2020 and he had already resigned as chair of the State Senate's Transportation Committee in advance of his complete departure from the legislative body.

On January 28,2020, Martin Sandoval agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of bribery and filing a false tax return, both of which he had been charged with earlier in the week.

Martin Sandoval confirmed that he had taken more than $250,000 in bribes, dating back to at least 2016.

At the heart of the investigation was approximately $70,000 in government-supplied cash Martin Sandoval took from a representative of red-light camera company SafeSpeed, LLC This company was working with authorities.

Martin Sandoval agreed to act as the company's "protector" in the state senate in exchange for this cash.

SafeSpeed received a portion of the money collected from traffic tickets, and Martin Sandoval began receiving a monthly bribe after complaining that he was not receiving kickbacks on SafeSpeed's ticket revenue.

Martin Sandoval agreed that he had accepted bribery from other people in exchange for using his Senate position, involving at least 5 other participants and with Sandoval directing at least 2 other people.

Martin Sandoval agreed that he had falsified federal and Illinois tax returns, including claiming 2017 income of $125,905 when his income was at least $259,255, and underreporting his income for 2012 through 2016.

Martin Sandoval died from COVID-19 at Loyola University Medical Center on December 5,2020, at the age of 56, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois.