Roger C. Stanley (April 30, 1943 – May 24, 2014) was an American

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politician from Illinois. His nickname was "The Hog". Born in

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, he received his bachelor's degree from

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in education and political science. He also went to the

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and

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. He lived in

Streamwood, Illinois Streamwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,577. It is a northwest suburb of Chicago, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Streamwood is one of the three communities that ...

. Stanley served in the

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from 1977 to 1982 as a

. He was also the administrative assistant to the speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. In 2002, Stanley was indicted by the

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for corruption in the Illinois Governor

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corruption case. He later testified in a plea deal against Ryan's former Chief of Staff Scott Fawell, admitting he paid kickbacks to win state contracts and campaign business, secretly mailed out vicious and false attacks on political opponents and helped obtain a ghost-payrolling jobs.http://www.chicagotribune , May 09, 2003, Stanley guilty in kickback, payroll scam Former legislator admits mail fraud, money laundering by Matt O'Connor and Ray Gibson

/ref> He died on May 24, 2014, in

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Roger Stanley-obituary
1943 births 2014 deaths People from Streamwood, Illinois People from Windham, Ohio Kent State University alumni University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni University of Southern California alumni Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Illinois politicians convicted of crimes {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub