Chicago DUI lawyer comments on Top Chicago DUI cop avoiding criminal charges

This Chicago DUI lawyer has posted here, here, and here about Top Chicago DUI cop Richard Fiorito. Now comes news that the Cook County State's Attorney Office has completed its investigation and there will be no criminal prosecution of Officer Fiorito.

From abclocal.go.com:

A Chicago police officer who was taken off the streets after being accused of making false DUI arrests will not face criminal charges.

ABC7 has learned that Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has decided not to press any criminal charges against Chicago police officer Richard Fiorito. Her decision comes after a nearly year-long investigation by her office into allegations that he was making hundreds of phony DUI arrests.

To his accusers, dash-cam video scenes taken from inside Officer Richard Fiorito's own squad car made it an open and shut case. In his police report, Fiorito wrote that one driver was swerving and nearly hitting parked cars. Attorneys representing nearly 40 people who say Fiorito trumped up charges against them say it shows exactly the opposite.

But on Monday night, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez's office has ended its criminal investigation and has decided that no charges will be charged against Officer Fiorito.

I suspect with the investigation behind him, Officer Fiorito will no longer be on administrative leave. I wonder if AAIM will get their Top DUI cop back for 2010? It's still early in the year.