As the U.S. attorney for Chicago in June 1984, Dan Webb made legal history when a federal jury returned a guilty verdict in a bribery case against a Cook County judge. He also breathed a sigh of relief, as the conviction meant calls that he be disbarred would go unheeded.
The conviction was part of what would come to be known as Operation Greylord, a controversial investigation into corruption in the Chicago judicial system that led to nearly 100 indictments and the convictions of 15 judges and 50 lawyers.
