From SunTimes:
These are most of the names behind those letters, sources familiar with the case told the Sun-Times, along with the number of times each is referenced. Also included are quotes from the document that describe their involvement.
Names in italics and brackets were added by the Sun-Times to help readers identify the individuals named by prosecutors.
Read the entire 78-page court filing that outlines the charges against Tony Rezko.
PUBLIC OFFICIAL A: Gov. Blagojevich (mentioned 43 times)
"At the beginning of the flight, Levine thanked Public Official A [Blagojevich] for reappointing him to the Planning Board. Public Official A responded that Levine should only talk with 'Tony' [Rezko] or [Co-Schemer B] [Christopher G. Kelly] about the board, 'but you stick with us and you will do very well for yourself.' ''
Co-Schemer A (104): William F. Cellini, a longtime Republican power broker
"Co-Schemer A [Cellini] . . . had a significant interest in a real estate asset management firm that had a long-standing business relationship with TRS [the Teachers' Retirement System], and established effective control over the TRS board."
Co-Schemer B (72): Christopher G. Kelly, a roofing contractor and investor in Rezko restaurants
Co-Schemer B [Kelly] was a business associate of Rezko's who was also heavily involved in Illinois state politics as a fund-raiser for Public Official A [Blagojevich].''
Co-Schemer C (99): Sheldon Pekin, a Chicago businessman
"Levine approached Co-Schemer C [Pekin] and asked whether Co-Schemer C would be willing to split any finder's fee that Co-Schemer C would earn from Investment Firm 1 [Glencoe Capital].''
Individual D (48): Joseph Aramanda, a Rezko business partner from Glenview
"Co-Schemer C [Pekin] received a $375,000 finder's fee from Investment Firm 1 [Glencoe Capital], and gave $250,000 of that money to Individual D [Aramanda] at the direction of Levine and Rezko. ... [$10,000 of that money] . . . was used to make a political contribution in Individual D's name to a political candidate [Sen. Barack Obama]."
Co-Schemer E (53): Dr. Robert Weinstein, a Levine business partner
"Levine and Co-Schemer E [Weinstein] had agreed that Co-Schemer E would collect fees from Co-Schemer C [Pekin] for Levine's benefit.''
Co-Schemer F (34): Charles Hannon, a Chicago businessman
"Rezko owed Co-Schemer F [Hannon] and Co-Schemer F's wife, Individual Y [Fortunee Massuda], millions of dollars. . . . Co-Schemer F and Rezko had previously had several discussions related to finder's fees and consulting work for the State of Illinois.''
Individual G (26): Michael Winter, a Rezko business associate
"Rezko, Individual G [Winter], Levine and Loren talked at different times about how Individual G could find investment companies that TRS would invest in.''
Individual H (3): Myron "Mike" Cherry, a Chicago lawyer and Democratic fund-raiser
"Co-Schemer B [Kelly] said that Individual G [Winter] could not be named as the consultant for Investment Firm 5 [Sterling Partners] because he shared an office with Rezko and because of Rezko's relationship with the Public Official A [Blagojevich]. Individual G suggested that Individual H's name be used instead of his, and Co-Schemer B and Rezko agreed to this arrangement.''
Co-Schemer I (29): ?
"Levine arranged with Co-Schemer I, who had arranged to receive a finder's fee from Investment Firm 6 [Investors Mortgage Holdings] for investments in Illinois state pension funds, that Co-Schemer I would share 2/3 of the fees that he received as Levine directed.''
Individual J (73): Tom Rosenberg, movie producer best known for "Million Dollar Baby''
"Levine acted to stall the allocation, and planned with Rezko to approach Individual J [Rosenberg], a principal of Investment Firm 7 [Capri Capital], with a choice: if Individual J wanted to get the $220 million (in state pension funds) for Investment Firm 7, he was either going to have to make a $1.5 million donation to Public Official A [Blagojevich] or pay Levine a 1% fee (which would be shared with Rezko).''
Individual K (1): Robert Kjellander, treasurer of Republican National Committee
Individual L (1): Sven Philip-Sorensen, a Levine business associate from Europe
"Two individuals referred to in Levine's plea agreement (Individuals K [Kjellander] and L [Sorensen] . . . were not referred to in this filing."
Individual M (5): Lawyer William Cavanagh
"Individual M [Cavanagh] had a close relationship with Co-Schemer A [Cellini], and had assisted Co-Schemer A and Levine in maintaining control at TRS in the past.''
Individual N (18): TRS Executive Director Jon Bauman
"Co-Schemer A [Cellini] described to Levine how he pressured Individual J [Rosenberg] as part of the scheme by describing how Individual N [Bauman] called Levine the 'Rabbi' and Co-Schemer A the 'Pope,' which reflected the influence they had with Individual N.''
Individual O (8): Jill Hayden, head of the governor's Office of Boards and Commissions
Individual P (6): Lon Monk, Blagojevich's former chief of staff
"Rezko told Individual O [Hayden] to move Levine's re-appointment along and said that he had already talked to Individual P [Monk] . . . Individual P gave Individual O the approval to re-appoint Levine to the TRS Board.''
Individual Q (10): Anthony Abboud, former TRS board member
Individual R (5): Jack Carriglio, former TRS boardmember
"Both Individual Q [Abboud] and Individual R [Carriglio] confirmed to Levine that Rezko had told them to do as Levine directed.''
Individual S (2): James Bruner, former TRS board member
"Levine instructed Individual Q [Abboud] and Individual R [Carriglio] how they needed to vote for the various Committee Chair positions in the Board elections, including that Individual S [Bruner], another trustee who was allied with Levine and Co-Schemer A [Cellini], should be elected as Chair of the Investment Committee.''
Individual T (9): Chicago Ald. Richard Mell (33rd), the governor's father-in-law
"Rezko later told Levine that Individual T [Mell] would not be involved, but that Levine should go ahead with the deal because someone else could be chosen to split the finder's fee with Co-Schemer C [Pekin]."
Individual U (3): A brother of Alber Najjar, a Rezko associate who has fled the country while facing tax-fraud charges
"Bank records show that Rezko arranged to pay Individual U approximately $25,000 a month from a variety of sources, including the $50,000 that Individual U got from Individual D [Aramanda] in March 2004.''
Individual V (11): David Evans, president of Glencoe Capital
"Individual V [Evans] also talked to Co-Schemer C [Pekin] and Levine about the possibility that other state pension funds . . . would invest in Investment Firm 1 [Glencoe Capital] or Investment Firm 3 [Stockwell Partners]."
Individual W (6): Carl McCall, former New York state comptroller and former Healthpoint Capital vice chairman
"Levine indicated to [Joseph A.] Cari that Levine needed to give Individual W [McCall] the name of the finder that Investment Firm 4 [JER Partners] should contact, and Cari agreed to pass on the information.''
Individual X (7): A Hannon associate from the Turks and Caicos Islands
"Co-Schemer F [Hannon] and Levine discussed the urgency to get Investment Firm 4 [JER Partners] to sign the consulting contract with Individual X.''
Individual Y (7): Hannon's wife, Fortunee Massuda, a podiatrist and former Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board member
"Rezko had helped appoint Individual Y [Massuda] to the planning board and Individual Y was a member of Rezko's voting bloc on the Planning Board.''
Individual Z (6): Dan Mahru,co-owned Rezmar Corp. with Rezko
"Rezko later told Individual Z [Mahru] that $500 million of TRS money was being earmarked for their company. . . . "
Individual AA (5): ?
"Levine initially heard about Investment Firm 6 [Investors Mortgage Holdings] from Individual AA and they discussed using Levine's influence at TRS to help Investment Firm 6 receive an investment.''
Individual BB (10): Developer/ lawyer Allison S. Davis, a Rezko business partner and former boss of Sen. Barack Obama
"Co-Schemer A [Cellini] said that Individual J [Rosenberg] had just told him that he had spoken with Individual BB [Davis], that Individual BB had admitted that he had been asked by Rezko and Co-Schemer B [Kelly] about who could raise funds for Public Official A [Blagojevich] from the state pension systems, and that Individual BB had volunteered Individual J's name.''
Individual CC (1): ?
"Levine described how Rezko said that Individual J [Rosenberg] would 'have a choice . . . you can raise a million and a half dollars for the fund raiser in June [for Public Official A (Blagojevich)] or you can work out something' with [Individual CC].''
Individual DD (47): Thomas Beck, former chairman of Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board
"Individual DD [Beck] also described how he talked to Rezko about how the Planning Board should vote on certain projects, and that Individual DD would tell the other four members of Rezko's bloc how Rezko wanted them to vote.''
Individual EE (6): Dr. Imad Almanaseer, former Health Facilities Planning Board member
Individual FF (2): Dr. Michel Malek, former Health Facilities Planning Board member
"The other three individuals who would vote as Rezko wished were Individual Y [Massuda], Individual EE [Almanaseer] and Individual FF [Malek].''
Individual GG (8): A female former Health Facilities Planning Board member
"Rezko and Levine talked about a sixth Planning Board member, Individual GG, who they wanted to vote with the rest of Rezko's voting bloc.''
Individual HH (6): Guy Chipparoni, a Chicago public relations executive
"Individual HH [Chipparoni] indicated that he worked on behalf of Hospital B [Vista Health]. . . ."
TRS Staffer A (3): Scott Parrish
"Investment Firm 5 [Sterling Partners] did not meet the standards of the investments that TRS usually made, but pressure was put on TRS Staffer A [Parrish] to hurry the Investment Firm 5 application review process and to approve it.''
Hospital A (3): Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago
"Hospital A [Children's Memorial], was contemplating whether to make a major renovation of its existing hospital in Chicago, or to build a new hospital.''
Hospital B (5): Vista Health of Waukegan
"The FBI's interview of Levine on May 20, 2004 prevented Levine from taking any further steps to seek a kickback from either Hospital A [Children's Memorial] or Hospital B [Vista Health],'' which needed state approval for a building project.
Various investment firms
Investment Firm 1 (29): Glencoe Capital
Investment Firm 2 (32): LLR Partners
Investment Firm 3 (31): Stockwell Capital
Investment Firm 4 (60): JER Partners
Investment Firm 5 (34): Sterling Partners
Investment Firm 6 (44): Investors Mortgage Holdings
Investment Firm 7 (30): Capri Capital
Investment Firm 8 (1): ?
Investment Firm 9 (16): Senior Lifestyle Corp.
Investment Firm 10 (21): Healthpoint Capital
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