 U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo's decision Wednesday intensifies
the pressure on Christopher G. Kelly to make a deal with federal
prosecutors and cooperate in their investigation of the former
governor.Kelly led the Friends of Rod Blagojevich campaign fund
and served as a close adviser to the former governor.
He pleaded guilty in January to federal tax charges for
concealing his use of company money to cover his gambling debts.
Sentencing is set for May 29.
Kelly also faces charges he schemed with Blagojevich to defraud
Illinois taxpayers and helped engineer a massive fraud against
American Airlines and United Airlines involving a roofing contract
at O'Hare International Airport.
[Associated Press;
By MIKE ROBINSON]
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