CHICAGO (AP) -- A former chief of staff to Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a scheme to use President Barack Obama's Senate seat as leverage to get the then-governor into a high-paying job.
John Harris, 47, also promised that he would be a government witness if -- as expected -- Blagojevich goes to trial on federal racketeering conspiracy charges.
''I have never met a person who is going to be a better witness than John Harris is going to be,'' defense attorney Terry Ekl told reporters.
Harris became the first of four Blagojevich co-defendants to plead guilty and promise to testify for the government. Another former chief of staff to the governor, Alonzo Monk, is cooperating and has served notice that he intends to plead guilty later this month.
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