Judge agrees to move Rezko sentencing
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Natasha Korecki
on October 8, 2008 9:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBacks (0)

A federal judge this morning officially postponed the sentencing of political fund-raiser Tony Rezko as he continues his discussions with the government.
U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve indefinitely postponed Rezko's Oct. 28 sentencing date and told the parties to meet again for a status in the case in December.
The sentencing, originally scheduled just before the Nov. 4 election, was likely to bring unfavorable publicity to Rezko's onetime friend Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Prosecutors and Rezko lawyers said this morning they did not want to set a future date for sentencing.
Rezko lawyer William Ziegelmueller said they sought the delay to: "work together to agree to otherwise narrow differences at sentencing."
The delay comes as evidence mounts that Rezko is providing information to federal prosecutors. The Sun-Times first reported Rezko's meetings with the feds in August and sources close to the investigation later confirmed the talks last month.
Ziegelmueller said this morning there was presently no deal in place otherwise "today would have been different." Ziegelmueller said Rezko remains in solitary confinement in the Metropolitan Correctional Center.
If a deal is worked out with the government, Rezko could prove to be the most valuable witness yet in an ongoing probe into state corruption under Gov. Blagojevich's administration.
On Tuesday, Blagojevich said he hoped Rezko "tells the truth" and said he wasn't worried about his former adviser and fund-raiser talking about him.
The governor pointed to a letter Rezko sent St. Eve earlier this year saying he wasn't going to make up lies about Obama and Blagojevich.
Ziegelmueller said both the letter and the governor's comments speak for themselves.
"I think everyone else can draw their own conclusions," he said.