Once You Can Fake Sincerity, The Rest Is Easy

Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick M. Collins, the lead prosecutor throughout the federal investigation that ensnared Ryan, said he hoped the verdict would motivate public officials to carry out the jobs for which they were elected and not cater to other interests.

“Whether you’re the dog catcher or the governor, you’re elected for something to do work for the citizens of the district, and the day you want to work for yourself or your family is the day you ought to go into the private sector,” Collins said.

He added: “Unless and until the state learns, the city, this county, the state learns that there are victims of corruption, there are tangible consequences of corruption; unless and until people who vote understand that there are important consequences when public officials take acts of dishonesty, this system will not change.”

Chicago FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Robert Grant said he hoped the verdict would begin 'the end of political prostitution that seems to have been evident in the state of Illinois and (begin) the resurrection of honest government services in this state that so many people have demanded.”

'In this country, in this democracy, no one is above the law,' he said."

He added, "The check's in the mail," "I'll pull out," and "I'm from the government; I'm here to help," to round out his presentation of classic lies.