In 2001, Victor Reyes, who headed the Hispanic Democratic Organization, joined Greenberg Traurig and led the firm's Chicago lobbying practice. After Reyes's arrival, from 2001 to 2005, Greenberg earned $3.5 million in city-related legal fees, including for representing the city in the United Airlines and RCN Cable TV bankruptcies. US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald subsequently alleged that Reyes's law office was central to a patronage scheme to funnel city jobs to pro-Daley campaign workers. Reyes resigned from Greenberg in August 2005 and wasn't charged, but prosecutors called him as a "co-schemer" in the indictment. Greenberg CEO César Álvarez stated, "I don't know about anything did in the firm that was wrong. I can only know what I have seen, and I only know that he hasn't been charged".