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CHICAGO — A former chief of staff and longtime friend of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday and promised to cooperate with federal prosecutors in their corruption case against the former governor.
Alonzo “Lon” Monk, 51, said that as Blagojevich’s top aide he had witnessed efforts to shake down road builders, a hospital executive and a racetrack owner for hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions for the governor.
