Cocaine cash launderer still a key figure in legal Illinois cannabis empire

Cocaine cash launderer still a key figure in legal Illinois cannabis empire

They showed up looking like delivery guys, lugging shopping bags from a Whole Foods Market.When they knocked on the door of David Berger’s home in Ukrainian Village, he let them in.But the bags weren’t filled with groceries. They were stuffed with stacks of cash, prosecutors say, money Berger was helping launder for a Mexican cocaine-trafficking ring in 2021.Berger wasn’t just another middleman in a drug scheme. He was also becoming a major play…