CHICAGO — A federal judge has handed down a two-year prison sentence for a former Chicago police officer accused of steering work to tow truck drivers in exchange for bribes.

Fifty-year-old James Wodnicki was sentenced Monday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Donovan says he's the sixth Chicago police officer sentenced as a result of Operation Tow Scam.

Wodnicki pleaded guilty in March and admitted calling a tow truck driver when a traffic accident happened so the driver could respond to the scene before competitors.