red states rule
09-30-2008, 07:08 PM
Could it be Tony Rezko is trying to cut a deal? Looks like he's in negotiations to spill his guts for a reduction
At least he is not friends with the Clinton's - he might be found hanging in his jail cell
But we are talking about Chicago, and this is all part of Chicago politics. So anything is possible
Possible change of heart
Rezko talked with prosecutors, may aid probe, sources say
By David Kidwell, John Chase and Jeff Coen | Chicago Tribune reporters
5:24 PM CDT, September 27, 2008
Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a convicted influence peddler who was once one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's most trusted confidants, has met with federal prosecutors and is considering cooperating in the corruption probe of the governor's administration, sources told the Tribune.
Rezko's possible change of heart—after years of steadfast refusal—has sent ripples through a tight circle of prominent defense attorneys who represent dozens of potential witnesses and targets in the wide-ranging probe.
His cooperation would give prosecutors investigating the governor and his wife access to someone they have described as an ultimate political insider at the center of a pervasive pay-to-play scheme.
Rezko's trial this year laid bare a culture of scams, bribes and backroom deals stretching from City Hall to the Statehouse. It even became fodder in the presidential campaign of Democratic nominee Barack Obama, whose fundraising and personal ties to Rezko go back more than a decade.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-rezko-flip28sep28,0,5691387.story
At least he is not friends with the Clinton's - he might be found hanging in his jail cell
But we are talking about Chicago, and this is all part of Chicago politics. So anything is possible
Possible change of heart
Rezko talked with prosecutors, may aid probe, sources say
By David Kidwell, John Chase and Jeff Coen | Chicago Tribune reporters
5:24 PM CDT, September 27, 2008
Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a convicted influence peddler who was once one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's most trusted confidants, has met with federal prosecutors and is considering cooperating in the corruption probe of the governor's administration, sources told the Tribune.
Rezko's possible change of heart—after years of steadfast refusal—has sent ripples through a tight circle of prominent defense attorneys who represent dozens of potential witnesses and targets in the wide-ranging probe.
His cooperation would give prosecutors investigating the governor and his wife access to someone they have described as an ultimate political insider at the center of a pervasive pay-to-play scheme.
Rezko's trial this year laid bare a culture of scams, bribes and backroom deals stretching from City Hall to the Statehouse. It even became fodder in the presidential campaign of Democratic nominee Barack Obama, whose fundraising and personal ties to Rezko go back more than a decade.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-rezko-flip28sep28,0,5691387.story