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CHICAGO — A key figure in Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s alleged scheme to sell a U.S. Senate seat has sought immunity from federal authorities in return for his cooperation in their probe, the Chicago Tribune has learned.
Raghuveer P. Nayak, an Oak Brook, Ill., businessman and political fundraiser, is the unnamed “Individual D” who prosecutors say was being squeezed by the governor for campaign cash in return for appointing U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, sources said.
Nayak, a 54-year-old millionaire who made his fortune in medical businesses, has not been accused of wrongdoing and declined to comment. Chicago Tribune
