Blagojevich named in Racketeering Lawsuit

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Thomas Walker

Three casino companies have filed a $267 million racketeering lawsuit against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and a prominent racetrack owner over a controversial law that requires casinos to funnel part of their revenues to struggling horse tracks.

The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago on June 12, 2009, grew out of a federal investigation into an alleged pay-to-play scheme the former governor is accused of running.

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