Blago, the Druggo and Rezko
Oh oh. Governor Blagojevich seems to have been hanging with a bad, bad crowd. Star witness Stuart Levine tells court about snorting crystal meth all night long. Is Blago's nose clean?
Daylong, drug-fueled parties at the Purple Hotel in Lincolnwood and sometimes in Springfield. Snorting crystal meth and "Special K." Stuart Levine, the star witness at businessman and political fund-raiser Tony Rezko's corruption trial, told jurors Monday the drugs would make him "euphoric" and lower his inhibitions as he partied all night with five other men....
...The 62-year-old Highland Park businessman has pleaded guilty to corruption and fraud involving state boards. Rezko, 52, of Wilmette, is accused of scheming with Levine to split kickbacks tied to those boards. MORE at Sun-Times...
RELATED: Stuart Levine Pleads Guilty - In the 58-page plea deal, Mr. Levine conceded that he conspired with top Blagojevich fund-raiser and adviser Antoin “Tony” Rezko to shake down firms that sought to do business with a state pension fund and an agency that regulates hospital construction.