Day Two: Rezko Trial

Obama is not on the list...

Roll call please...


Who's Taking the Stand

U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve read the witness list in court Monday. Here’s some highlights from the more than 35 names.

-- Stuart Levine, star witness who sat on two boards and who pleaded guilty to abusing his position on those
boards by allegedly scheming with Rezko so the two men could make money.

--Dr. Imad Almanseer, former Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board member.

-- Thomas Beck, Former Cook County comptroller and former chairman of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board.

-- David Evans, president of Glencoe Capital, which sought money from Teachers Retirement System.

-- Deborah Harmon, a former member of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board member.

-- Charles Hannon an alleged co-conspirator and husband of Fortunee Massuda, who was a member of the Health Facilites Planning Board. Hannon allegedly talked with Rezko about getting investments.

-- Jacob Kieferbaum, the contractor used by Chicago Medical School, where Stuart Levine was a board member.

-- Jeffrey Ladd, former longtime Metra board chairman and a prominent Republican.

-- Dan Mahru, Rezko business partner in Rezmar Corp.

-- Elie Maloof, a Rezko friend who runs Maloof Investments. Prosecutors say Maloof gave a straw donation to Obama, who donated the money to charity.

-- Scott Parish, former staff member at Teachers Retirement System who evaluated investments.

-- Sheldon Pekin an alleged co-schemer.

-- Thomas Rosenbergs, former owner of Capri Capital, which got state pension investments after he balked at a $1.5 million donation to Blagojevich. Rosenberg was producer of Million Dollar Baby.

-- Michael Winter, a former Rezko business associate.

-- Jennifer Thomas, former assistant to Joe Cini, the governor’s patronage director or Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.

-- Semir Sirazi, former Rezko business associate who claims Rezko owes him millions of dollars.

On a side note: today Rezko's lawyers denied they intend to call Obama.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/rezko/2008/03/whos_taking_the_stand.html#more