Friday, April 30, 2010

Ex-Blagojevich aide Monk pleads guilty to bribery charge

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's onetime chief of staff and running buddy Lon Monk pleaded guilty today for a second time to crimes tied to the Blagojevich administration.

Monk, 51, admitted to conspiring to solicit a bribe from a horse-racing businessman for a campaign contribution in exchange for getting a bill signed.