Chicago Alderman Vrdolyak Falls In Rezko Scandal

It being election day, it is quite fitting that another Chicago Alderman that was tied closely to Tony Rezko has plead guilty to accepting an illegal finders fee for a Gold Coast real estate deal.

The presses failure to dig deep into the cesspool that is Chicago politics will be harmful to our country as we now most likely will have these skeletons popping out about our President elect as he tries to build a government.

It is why the world of alternative media will rise up and be a dominant force in the years to come, we tend to want to report the truth.

As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agreed not to charge Vrdolyak in connection with the same alleged extortion attempt that led to last week’s indictment of Springfield power broker William Cellini. During the trial of Blagojevich fundraiser Antoin “Tony” Rezko earlier this year, political insider Stuart Levine testified that Vrdolyak was to have passed a $2 million bribe from Hollywood producer Thomas Rosenberg as part of an extortion plot over state investment business, but the scheme fell through when Rosenberg threatened to go to authorities….

As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agreed not to charge Vrdolyak in connection with the same alleged extortion attempt that led to last week’s indictment of Springfield power broker William Cellini. During the trial of Blagojevich fundraiser Antoin “Tony” Rezko earlier this year, political insider Stuart Levine testified that Vrdolyak was to have passed a $2 million bribe from Hollywood producer Thomas Rosenberg as part of an extortion plot over state investment business, but the scheme fell through when Rosenberg threatened to go to authorities. via  chicagotribune.com.

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