Overview
- On Dec. 10, 2025, a federal jury in Chicago found John Kosmowski, 57, guilty of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and obstruction of justice.
- Prosecutors said Kosmowski and Summit building inspector William Mundy accepted a $10,000 cash payment in 2017 to influence a liquor license transfer.
- The obstruction conviction stemmed from a 2022 meeting where Kosmowski urged Mundy to describe the cash as a loan, a conversation Mundy secretly recorded.
- Mundy pleaded guilty to bribery and tax offenses before the trial and cooperated with investigators, including providing testimony.
- Businessman Krzystof Hodurek pleaded guilty in an unrelated unemployment-fraud case and, as a cooperator, admitted participating in the bribery scheme tied to the license transfer.