(AP) CHICAGO The company owned by Senate President Emil Jones' stepson was doing contract work for ComEd's corporate parent at the time Jones blocked a rate freeze for the utility, according to a published report.Yeah, right! Emil Jones didn't know about his stepson's contract with Exelon. And I've got some valuable swampland in Florida that I'd like to sell you.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported in its Thursday editions that Exelon hired Synch-Solutions -- the firm owned by Jones' stepson John Sterling -- in 2004 to provide "software integration services."
But the utility would not tell the newspaper how much it paid Sterling's management consulting and technology services company or whether it thought the relationship was a conflict of interest for Jones.
Synch-Solutions and Exelon did not immediately return calls for comment from The Associated Press early Thursday morning.
Cindy Davidsmeyer, a spokeswoman for Jones, said the senator didn't know about his stepson's deal with Exelon.
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Multiple links on this story:
- CBS2Chicago.com: Report: ComEd Link To Senate President's Stepson
Emil Jones' Stepson Reportedly Has Contract With ComEd Parent Company - ABC7Chicago.com: Report: Jones' stepson has company contract with Exelon
- SunTimes.com: Joneses plugged in to power: SPRINGFIELD | Stepson does business with firm that gets lots of help from senator
- Daily Herald: Jones sits in the eye of a brewing political storm
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