Chicago, IL – Federal prosecutors’ filing in a state corruption case Friday focuses a new, unwelcome spotlight on Gov. Blagojevich’s close relationship with two holdover power brokers from Republican administrations in Springfield: one of them is Stuart Levine.
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The government laid out 78 pages detailing how Levine (“The Rabbi”) allegedly schemed with Blagojevich pals Tony Rezko and Chris Kelly to amass voting majorities on state boards to hand out state contracts to cronies who would give kickbacks to the co-schemers or big donations to Blagojevich.
The filing quotes Levine and attorney Joseph Cari — both of whom have already pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges and are cooperating with prosecutors — saying Blagojevich told them they could make money on his administration and should coordinate with Rezko and Kelly on the scheme. [Chicagotribune]