Lake County Gazette

Illinois state Sen. Terry Link (D-Waukegan) has violated the state ethics code by failing to report a $50,000 profit from the sale of a Florida condominium, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Link has also been identified in media reports as the "unnamed senator" who wore a wire in the sting that led to criminal charges against former Illinois state Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago). The August recording captured what officials claim was a $2,500-per-month bribery proposal by Arroyo for Link's cooperation on a gambling bill that was up for a vote.

Court filings show that prosecutors contend that Link, who has denied all the allegations against him, assisted the FBI after authorities uncovered proof that he cheated on his tax returns. Prosecutors have also said, according to the court documents, that a source claims Link’s alleged condo sale is not what spurred their investigation into his finances.

Former Illinois state Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago) | http://reparroyo.com/

The Tribune reports that the Florida condominium was purchased by the mother-in-law of a man whom sources say is under investigation in a separate probe against retiring state Sen. Martin Sandoval, former Senate Transportation Committee chairman, and his alleged financial relationship with SafeSpeed, a prolific provider of red-light cameras throughout Illinois. Link claims that the relationship between the two cases is a coincidence, according to media reports.