Illinois' attorney general is sentenced to jail
He was the most popular Republican in Illinois, winning re-election three times by more than 1 million votes. First elected attorney general in 1968, William J. Scott, now 53, established a solid record as a foe of industrial polluters and a defender of the consumer. In 1977 Scott accused General Motors of using Chevrolet engines in higher-priced Oldsmobiles; the giant auto company settled by agreeing to pay $34 million to customers. Last fall, after he decided to run for the G.O.P. nomination for the Senate seat being...
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