http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/02/26/news/doc47c3bd68391de396963804.txt
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Any thin veil still hiding the identity of the person prosecutors in the Antoin “Tony” Rezko political corruption case call “Public Official A” was abruptly ripped away Monday — by a federal judge.
Judge Amy J. St. Eve revealed that Public Official A — described by federal prosecutors for months as tangled in political corruption — is Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
She said that Rezko, one of the governor’s key campaign fundraisers, schemed along with millionaire attorney Stuart Levine to squeeze Hollywood producer and Chicago businessman Thomas Rosenberg for a $2 million payoff or a $1.5 million campaign contribution.
Prosecutors have said the money was for Public Official A. The money was to go to Blagojevich, St. Eve said in court papers.
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All of King Richard's horses, and all of King Richard's men...
This is the same Tony Rezko that Barack Obama did several real estate deals with, including the purchase of his $2 million home in Chicago a few years ago--something a state senator shouldn't be able to afford. Obama had also been known to lobby other state senators on behalf of Rezko. It's unclear if he did anything to benefit Rezko during his brief four years in the U.S. Senate.