A suburban contractor swept up in the corruption investigation of then-McCook Mayor Jeff Tobolski has been charged with tax evasion, tying up a loose end in a sprawling probe that brought down more than a dozen people.

Simo “Sam” Krneta, 68, a former La Grange Park contractor who now lives in Albany, New York, was charged in a criminal information made public Thursday with a single count of filing a false tax return in 2017. The one-page charge alleged Krneta reported his 2016 income was $321,000, when in fact it was “substantially” higher.

An arraignment date has not been set, but defendants charged by way of information, rather than by a grand jury, typically intend to plead guilty.

Krneta’s lawyer, Josh Herman, told the Tribune the case “reflects our collective efforts to arrive at

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