The Chicago Tribune reports:
Tribune Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Sam Zell hired well-known defense lawyer Anton Valukas and was interviewed in January by federal prosecutors as a "potential witness" in the criminal investigation of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the company acknowledged Wednesday.
Zell could not be reached for comment, and company officials did not respond to questions about details of his interview with the U.S. attorney's office.
Valukas is a former U.S. attorney who specializes in white-collar criminal investigations and major civil cases at Jenner & Block. He declined to comment.
There's more:
Tribune Co. also acknowledged state records, recently obtained by the Chicago Tribune, that show Zell making a phone call and giving a gift to Blagojevich.
According to records of Blagojevich's telephone logs, Zell placed a call to the governor Dec. 8, the day before the arrest.
You'll want to read the whole article.Here's a glimpse of why the Chicago Tribune hasn't investigated Chicago corruption like the
Chicago Sun-Times.What's interesting is the Tribune's "relationship" with the law firm Jenner and Block(a law firm who's benefited from their relationship with powerful Chicago Alderman Burke).
Alderman Burke has handed Jenner and Block a lot of legal business when he "feels" Chicago's Corporation Counsel's Office isn't up to snuff.Jenner and Block is also the law firm Alderman Burke's daughter was a law partner at.Check out the second picture of
Anton Valukas and Jennifer Burke.
