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Producer sets stage for details of shakedown in Cellini case
Springfield power broker William Cellini and Hollywood producer Thomas Rosenberg, a Chicago real estate mogul who made it big in Hollywood, often crossed paths and shared much in common over the years, including deep political ties and a powerful reach...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Blackmail and Extortion, Chicago Mayor, Economy, Business and Finance, Bribery
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Hollywood producer testifies of being strong-armed for campaign contribution
When his multimillion-dollar deal at the Illinois teacher pension board suddenly stalled in Springfield seven years ago, Hollywood producer Thomas Rosenberg turned to an old friend for help. William Cellini, a Springfield power broker whom Rosenberg knew...Tags: Academy Awards, Blackmail and Extortion, Interior Policy, Justice System, Politics
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Lawyer: Powerbroker William Cellini won't testify in own defense
Tribune reporterSpringfield power broker William Cellini will not testify at his federal trial after all. Cellini’s lawyer, Dan Webb, had raised the possibility that Cellini would take the witness stand. But this afternoon Webb told U.S. District Judge James Zagel...Tags: Judges, Academy Awards, Blackmail and Extortion, Interior Policy, Politics
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Blagojevich struggled with credibility long before his conviction
As a candidate and as governor, Rod Blagojevich loved to toss around the word "corrupt" as he heaped scorn on the business-as-usual nature of Illinois politics. So his reaction to the 2006 conviction of his predecessor, George Ryan, was totally in...Tags: High School Sports, Regional Authority, FBI, Politics, Northwestern University
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Blagojevich jury begins deliberations Friday
Tribune reportersThe fate of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is in the hands of a federal jury at his corruption retrial. U. S. District Court Judge James Zagel instructed jurors on the law following closing arguments by the lawyers and then sent them from the courtroom...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Regional Authority, Construction, FBI, Values
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When will Blagojevich actually report to prison?
Change of SubjectToday's news -- Judge sets Blagojevich sentencing for Oct. 6 -- prompts me to take a look back at a portion of my blog entry from last year, What to Expect While We're Expecting a Verdict: [Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich...... -
Blagojevich trial: Jury hears 'I've got this thing and it's (expletive) golden' quote
Rod Blagojevich had been jealous of Barack Obama's rise out of Illinois politics to the White House, one of his former top aides testified Tuesday, but the day after Obama's victory rally in Grant Park, the governor was on the phone talking about a...Tags: Regional Authority, Justice System, Politics, Elections, Rod Blagojevich
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Strange trip for Illinois, Blagojevich
Tribune staff reportersThey showed up at Rod Blagojevich's home before the sun. By daylight, federal agents had arrested and handcuffed the governor, throwing him -- and all of Illinois -- into one of the most momentous and absurd times in the state's sordid political history....Tags: Regional Authority, Donald Trump, Blackmail and Extortion, Politics, Values
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Ex-aide: Governor often MIA
Rod Blagojevich may have been governor of Illinois but often appeared to do everything but run the state, dwelling instead on his political fortunes and his family's finances, two former top aides to Blagojevich testified at his political corruption trial...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Regional Authority, Justice System, Politics, New York
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Blagojevich defense lawyer spars with witness, scores a few points
The objections from a prosecutor came almost as fast and furiously as the questions from defense lawyer Sam Adam Jr.
Almost.
Adam was working hard to keep witness Alonzo "Lon" Monk on the ropes, and he paraded back and forth between a lectern in the...Tags: Judges, Hospitals and Clinics, O'Hare International Airport, Justice System, Politics
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Blagojevich: Corrupt plotter or honest victim?
Rod Blagojevich heard himself described during opening statements at his corruption trial Tuesday as naive, shallow, lacking in judgment and deeply insecure. And that was from his own lawyer, Sam Adam Jr.
Hardly a flattering portrait for the politician...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Hospitals and Clinics, Regional Authority, Justice System, Politics
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Blagojevich insiders traded on access, now testify for prosecution
They helped Rod Blagojevich ascend to the top of state government, and they cooperated with federal agents in bringing him down.
In between, the three former confidants made lucrative careers for themselves by trading on their access to the Democratic...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Political Campaigns, Regional Authority, Politics, Justice System
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