Old Fish Lips Lamont Brown
You don't have streets creds unless you got a rap sheet!
It is illegal for a convicted felon to hold municipal office in Illinois. But in south suburban Harvey, which has a well-documented crime problem, elected one such person during the last election.
In a video produced for Lamont Brown's successful Harvey aldermanic campaign, he does not mention the fact that twice during the 1990s, he pleaded guilty to felonies: selling illegal drugs and possession of a stolen automobile.
"You cannot let your past hold your future hostage," Brown said.
Brown, who is a barber and motivational speaker, says he's known for some time, that felons may not hold municipal office in Illinois. He says he began the process to have his record expunged but could not finish it before the election.
"I guess my timeline of expectations when it would actually take place were not met," Brown said.
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