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Day |
Witness |
Attorneys |
Role/purpose |
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2 |
Daniel Cain |
Direct: Reid Schar
Cross: Aaron Goldstein |
FBI agent. Cain discussed how the wiretaps were made. He also displayed
some charts he helped produce about Blagojevich's fundraising. He was
the one who's name was on the affidavit/complaint. |
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2-5 |
Alonzo Monk |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: Adam Jr. |
He testified about meetings attened by Kelly, Rezko Blagojevich and
himself in which making money from schemes involving their public
position was discussed. He also was the go-between in the alleged
racetrack executive extortion scheme. |
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5 |
David Abel |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: Sheldon Sorosky |
Former Director of State Management. He was involved in $10 billion bond
deal. |
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5 |
Vincent Mazzaro |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: Aaron Goldstein |
He worked for Bear Stearns, the underwriter for the bond deal. The
consultant they used on the deal was Bob Kjellander. |
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5-6 |
Joseph Aramanda |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: Michael Gillespie |
A Tony Rezko associate, he had been COO of Rezko's Papa Johns pizza
shops. Declined offer to be in Blagojevich's cabinet. Got arranged loan
from Bob Kjellander but the money went to other Rezko associates, and
then got a loan from Jay Wilton to pay off Kjellander. |
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6 |
Sherry Schindler |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: Aaron Goldstein |
IRS agent. She brought charts that show the money trail from the bond
deal transaction through Aramada to Rezko associates. |
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6 |
Anthony Pope |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: Sheldon Sorosky |
He is a CPA and attorney. He was involved in the transactions that were
supposed to buy an insurance company, as outlined in one of the schemes
that Lon Monk had talked about. |
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6-7 |
Joseph Cari |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: Michael Gilespie |
Cari had been experience in political financing, and had worked with the
2000 Gore campaign. He was a stock underwriter. Involved in the TRS
scheme. |
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7 |
Jill Jayden |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: Aaron Goldstein |
She was Director of Boards and Commissions. It was her job to track
candidates for various state positions on boards. She talked about
candidates recommended by Kelly and Rezko. |
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7-8 |
Ali Ata |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: Sam Adam Jr. |
He gave a $25K contribution and was made the Executive Director of the
Illinois Finance Authority. He said he gave cash to Rezko. |
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8 |
Michael Horst |
Direct: Reid Schar
Cross: Sheldon Sorosky |
He was the guy that was allegedly offered as a sham candidate to be the
Director of the Illinois Finance Authority, in order to satisfy a state
requirement that there be at least two candidates. |
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8-9 |
John Johnston |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: Sam Adam Sr. |
He was the racetrack executive who was allegedly extorted in a scheme
where a bill favorable to his racetracks would not be signed until a
campaign contribution was paid. The go-between was his lobbyist Lon
Monk, and most of the evidence about this scheme was provided by Monk
and Johnston. |
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9 |
Donald Feinstein |
Direct: Reid Schar
Cross: Sheldon Sorosky |
He words for Academy of Urban School Leadership (AUSL). He told about a
slow down in getting funds appropriated to the Chicago Academy High
School. The allegation is that the funds were held up by the
government's office until Rahm Emanuel's brother held a fundraiser for
Blagojevich |
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9 |
Bradley Tusk |
Direct: Reid Schar
Cross: Sheldon Sorosky
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He was a Deputy Governor in the Blagojevich administration. Blagojevich
directed him to deliver the message that Emanuel's brother needed to
have fund raiser in order for the Chicago Academy's funds to be
released. He did not deliver the message. |
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9-13 |
John Harris |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: [Rob] Cheryl Ann Schroeder
Cross: [Rod] Sam Adam Sr. |
He was Blagojevich's 2nd Chief-of-Staff. His testimony touched on most
of the allegations made against Blagojevich: The Chicago Academy money,
the job for Patti, the road builder's extortion scheme, the selling of
the senate seat, the Tribune editorial writers for Cubs money scheme,
the Children's Hospital extortion scheme |
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13-14 |
Tom Balanoff |
Direct: Reid Schar
Cross: Sheldon Sorosky |
He was an SEIU official and friend of Barack Obama. Blagojevich
considered him an envoy from Obama. In a meeting Blagojevich told him
that he would appoint Valerie Jarrett tto the Senate and that he would
like a cabinet level position, in the Obama administration. |
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14-15 |
Doug Scofield |
Direct Reid Schar
Cross: Aaron Goldstein |
He was a Deputy Governor early in the Blagojevich administration. He
became an advisor to Blagojevich, starting around the time of his second
campaign for governor. He participated in a number of calls where
Blagojevich discussed what to do with the senate appointment. |
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15 |
David Keahl |
Direct: Reid Schar
Cross: Sam Adam Sr. |
He administered a computer-based ethics program for state employees,
including Rob Blagojevich. |
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15 |
Sherry Schindler |
Direct: Reid Schar
Cross: Aaron Goldstein |
The IRS agent who was on the stand on day 6. She had charts that
demonstrated the spending patterns of Rod and Patti Blagojevich. |
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15 |
Robert Williams |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: Sam Adam Jr. |
He was the CFO of Rezmar. Rezko told him to give payments to Patti
Blagojevich, and he discussed her lack of work. |
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15-16 |
Michael Winter |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: Michael Gillespie |
He worked for Rezko, and was instructed to find work for Patti. Like
Patti, he was also paid fairly randomly. |
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16 |
Marianne Piazzi |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: Sam Adam Sr. |
She's a licensed real estate agent. |
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16 |
Jane Furguson |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: Sam Adam Jr. |
FBI agent. She picked up documents from Patti's River Realty. |
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16 |
Patrick Murphy |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: Sam Adam Jr. |
He is an FBI agent. He was at an interview with Blagojevich in which the
Governor was supposed to have lied to the Law Enforcement officers. |
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16 |
Kelly Glynn |
Direct: Reid Schar
Cross: Sheldon Sorosky |
She was the finance director of the Blagojevich campaign. She said that
Blagojevich knew well the names of his big donors, and how much they
contributed. |
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16 |
Danielle Stiltz |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: Michael Gillespie |
She was Deputy Finance Director. She talked about how donations and
donors were tracked in teh Blagojevich administration. |
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16-17 |
Gerald Krozel |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: [Rob] Michael Ettinger |
He is the construction executive who was allegedly extorted for money to
put in the Blagojevich campaign fund. |
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17 |
Sean Conlon |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: Sam Adam Jr. |
He is a real estate agent/developer. He sold some property to a man who
later added Patti as the agent on the deal. |
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17-18 |
Rajendir Bedi |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: [Rob] Michael Ettinger
Cross: [Rod] Aaron Goldstein |
He was an advisor to Blagojevich about the Indian community. Alleged to
be involved in arranging cash payments in return for the appointment to
the senate seat. |
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18-19 |
Bob Greenlee |
Direct: Reid Schar
Cross: [Rob] Cheryl Ann Schroeder
Cross: [Rod] Aaron Goldstein |
Talked about allegations that Blagojevich was trying to sell senate
seat; and the situation with Chicago Tribune and Children's Memorial
Hospital. |
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19 |
Daniel Cain |
Direct: Reid Schar
Cross: Aaron Goldstein |
FBI SA Cain was making his second appearance on the stand (he was called
on Day 1. Some charts he brought were not allowed in evidence, but said
that Blagojevich had $3.8 million in legal fees. He also went over the
Rezmar-River Realty contract relevant to allegation regarding Patti's
job with Rezko. |
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19 |
John Wyma |
Direct: Carrie Hamilton
Cross: [Rob] Michael Ettinger
Cross: [Rod] Sheldon Sorosky |
He is a lobbyist and was Blagojevich's Chief-of-Staff when he was in
Congress. He talked about the Children's Memorial Hospital and the
alleged shakedown of Rahm Emanuel. He went to the feds about Blagojevich
(the defense said his cooperation wasn't entirely voluntary). |
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19 |
Patrick McGoon |
Direct: Christopher Niewoehner
Cross: Michael Ettinger
Cross: Sam Adam, Jr. |
He's the CEO of Children's Memorial Hospital. He said that he felt the
proximity of CMH getting money to boost doctor reimbursements and Rob
Blagojevich calling to ask for a fundraiser were too close together to
not be linked. |
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