Cooperation earns Rezko a better cell

Chicago Sun-Times:

Tony Rezko is out of "the hole."

The convicted businessman -- poised to become a crucial witness in the massive corruption case against ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich -- was quietly moved out of a downtown jail and into another facility in mid-December.

Authorities seeking Rezko's cooperation pushed for the move after Rezko complained about being held in the tough confines of solitary imprisonment, known as "the hole," even as he was providing information to prosecutors.

Records show Rezko was released Dec. 16 from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago.

Kim Widup, the U.S. marshal in Chicago, confirmed that Rezko was relocated.

"We have moved him into another institution," Widup said.

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His new cell is in an undisclosed location for security reasons I guess. Rezko had been pushing for the move pretty hard. In late November Rezko's lawyer pushed for sentencing which would have probably meant the end of his cooperation. The motion was probably effective in spurring the mid December move.

I felt that Blagojevich was vulnerable after seeing some of the testimony in the Rezko trial. It appears that Rezko has provided valuable information to the prosecution that probably led to their getting a wire on the governor.

It will be interesting to see if the case against the now former governor will expose the depths of the culture of corruption in Chicago and Illinois. If Blagojevich turns the number of cases could multiply.

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