Ricardo Muñoz

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Ricardo Muñoz is alderman of the 22nd ward in Chicago. Muñoz was appointed to this position by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1993.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Aldermanic career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Personal life

Ricardo Muñoz was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and is currently the ranking Mexican-American member of the City Council. A graduate of Northern Illinois University, he and his wife, Betty, own a home in the Little Village community. They are the parents of Whitney Young graduate Ricardo Alejandro and Whitney Young student Angelica Maria Muñoz.^{[citation needed]}

Muñoz he was the youngest member of the City Council when he first joined the body in 1993. "Alderman Ricardo Muñoz is one of the few independents on the City Coucil who isn't afraid to speak out against the mayor when he sees fit," wrote the Chicago Tribune in endorsing Muñoz for re-election in February 2003. "He has presented a number of innovative ideas… a terrific choice for voters."^{[citation needed]}

Muñoz's father, Elias Muñoz, a legal Mexican immigrant, operated Nuevo Foto Muñoz at 3105 W. 26th St., in the Little Village Discount Mall. In April, 2007 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents searched the shop as part of an investigation dubbed "Operation Paper Tiger." Nearly two-dozen defendants were charged with participating in a bustling counterfeit identification document business that allegedly generated between $2 million and $3 million annually. Elias Muñoz was charged on May 29, 2007 with conspiracy to produce false identification documents and aiding and abetting.^[1][2] Elias Muñoz pleaded guilty, was sentenced to four years in prison and two additional years of probation, and is likely to be deported.^[3]

[edit] Aldermanic career

Muñoz intervened to help his daughter, whose test scores weren't high enough, get into a prestigious city high school. Muñoz acknowledged August 13, 2009 that he called Whitney Young High School's principal Joyce Kenner to find a spot for his daughter who could not get in on merit. Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott disclosed that he had been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury investigating how students are chosen for admission to the elite public schools. School officials released copies of a July 21, 2009 subpoena demanding the names of every student who applied to be among a select group of students hand-picked by principals of the elite high schools. The subpoena also sought e-mails and other correspondence with "public officials" about applicants.^[4] Chicago Public Schools' inspector general is investigating whether Muñoz violated rules. Chicago Public Schools District Chief Executive Ron Huberman launched an internal investigation, and the Muñoz case is part of that probe.^[5]

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