Former mob attorney joins Blagojevich outfit

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Wearing a metallic cowboy hat and reflective sunglasses, the newest member of Rod Blagojevich's defense team has arrived.

Allan Ackerman, a onetime mob attorney whose specialty of late has been crafting appellate arguments, said Wednesday he will formally join the ranks of the former governor's legal team.

Ackerman referred to himself Wednesday as a "maven," an expert who will organize the evidence, including more than 3 million documents in the case, and have it ready for the June trial.

Among Ackerman's former clients: reputed mob hit man Harry Aleman.

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