By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The sequel to Rod Blagojevich’s first public corruption trial could be coming to a federal court room in downtown Chicago as early as January, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Trib reported that in a private meeting last week between U.S. District Judge James Zagel and lawyers, the judge said he was…
FBI agent Pete Cullen should have retired in 2006 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 57. But the FBI wanted to keep him around for his expertise. He ended up running the wire taps on ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is currently on trial. Last week, after getting extensions to stay, he finally retired…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Chicago fed prosecutors in the upcoming political corruption trial of ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich are worried defense attorneys might go for “jury nullification” and ask jurors to ignore the facts of the case and acquit. “The government respectfully moves this Court to preclude the defendants from arguing, or otherwise presenting evidence…
Public corruption has long plagued New Jersey. Now it’s certain to come up in the governor’s race. Claire Heininger, Josh Margo and Josh Margolin Newark Star-Ledger A week ago, Gov. Jon Corzine was riding high, beaming onstage as President Obama heartily endorsed his re-election. Yesterday, a grim-faced Corzine stepped to another podium to address a…
This man could be off to prison for a long long time for greed. By The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A former Puerto Rican lawmaker has pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges that could send him to prison for more than a decade. Former Sen. Jorge de Castro Font entered the plea…
