Wire worn in (Illinois) gov (Dem-Blagojevich) hiring probe

[Chicago Democrat]

Wire worn in gov hiring probe
October 31, 2005

BY CHRIS FUSCO AND DAVE MCKINNEY Staff Reporters


At least one official hired by Gov. Blagojevich's administration wore a hidden recording device as part of the federal government's ongoing investigation of the governor's hiring practices, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.

The person wore the wire for an undisclosed period of time, a source familiar with the probe said. That source confirmed the feds' tactic on the conditions that the individual who was wired not be identified and that those who have been recorded not be named.

Besides the wire, investigators also have interviewed several potential witnesses regarding the Democratic governor's hiring practices, the source said.

The disclosure about the wire comes after a week of both triumph and tribulations for Blagojevich, a first-term Democrat expected to seek re-election next year. His groundbreaking $45 million program to provide health insurance for up to 250,000 uninsured Illinois children flew through the General Assembly, but he was dogged by three rounds of federal subpoenas being delivered to his administration

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-gov31.html

Crooks are bad, Dem or Rep.

[SteppingRazor]

1. Agreed -- assuming there are any crooks here...

unlike, say, Scooter, no one's even been indicted yet.

[Norquist Nemesis]

2. What...they don't have witnesses so they put in a plant?

I don't get it. :shrug:

[zbdent]

3. So why won't they out the wire?

I mean, it's not like the person is going to be used in another undercover sting, right?

:evilgrin:

[AngryAmish]

4. Prevent destruction of evidence

If a lawbreaker realizes he talked about breaking the law with the rat then he could go about destroying evidence to cover his tracks.

[zbdent]

5. You do get the idea that I was being

facetious?

[AngryAmish]

6. No

I guess I don't think so good. Sorry.

[dogman]

7. Is Rove wired?

I thought Fitz controlled leaks, what's the story here?

[Chicago Democrat]

8. The mob-controlled governor got caught doing what corrupt lawbreakers do

scummy insider deals and graft.


That's why all of the sudden Blago is an angel. Save the children! Kill the Utility company! its death bed confessional shit, too late... Blago is a corrupt governor.