An attorney who pleaded guilty in a scandal involving a multibillion-dollar state pension fund said he was told that associates of a "high-ranking public official" directed pension fund fee kickbacks to campaign donors, court documents allege. While the filings made public Thursday did not name the public official, individuals familiar with the plea agreements said the person described as "Public Official A" was Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
September 19, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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An attorney who pleaded guilty in a scandal involving a multibillion-dollar state pension fund said he was told that associates of a “high-ranking public official” directed pension fund fee kickbacks to campaign donors, court documents allege.
While the filings made public Thursday did not name the public official, individuals familiar with the plea agreements said the person described as “Public Official A” was Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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