From the Sun-Times:

Decoding Rezko: Breaking down his pending trial
ABC'S OF THE CASE | The alphabet soup that might spell trouble for the
onetime power broker
February 7, 2008
BY CHRIS FUSCO, DAVE MCKINNEY AND TIM NOVAK | STAFF REPORTERS
Tony Rezko goes on trial March 3 in a complicated corruption case that
centers on allegations of influence-peddling in Gov. Blagojevich's
administration.
The case, which has drawn national attention because of Rezko's long
ties to Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama, centers on a
string of alleged kickback schemes. Some of the people involved,
prosecutors say, wanted a cut of the billions of dollars invested by
the state Teachers' Retirement System, the pension plan for all public
schoolteachers outside Chicago.
The trial will feature a tangled web of players. A few have pleaded
guilty, including Stuart Levine, Joseph Cari and Steven Loren. They
likely will testify against Rezko.
Nearly three dozen other people are somehow involved in Rezko's
prosecution, but none of them is facing criminal charges in the case.
So far, prosecutors have identified them only by letters of the
alphabet in a 78-page court filing that spells out the allegations
against Rezko.
Who are those people? And why are they part of the Rezko case?
These are most of the names behind those letters, sources familiar
with the case told the Sun-Times, along with the number of times each
is referenced. Also included are quotes from the document that
describe their involvement. Read the full text at suntimes.com.
Names in italics and brackets were added by the Sun-Times to help
readers identify the individuals named by prosecutors.
Read the entire 78-page court filing that outlines the charges against
Tony Rezko.
PUBLIC OFFICIAL A: Gov. Blagojevich (mentioned 43 times)
"At the beginning of the flight, Levine thanked Public Official A
[Blagojevich] for reappointing him to the Planning Board. Public
Official A responded that Levine should only talk with 'Tony' [Rezko]
or [Co-Schemer B] [Christopher G. Kelly] about the board, 'but you
stick with us and you will do very well for yourself.' ''
Co-Schemer A (104): William F. Cellini, a longtime Republican power broker
"Co-Schemer A [Cellini] . . . had a significant interest in a real
estate asset management firm that had a long-standing business
relationship with TRS [the Teachers' Retirement System], and
established effective control over the TRS board."
o-Schemer B (72): Christopher G. Kelly, a roofing contractor and
investor in Rezko restaurants
"Co-Schemer B [Kelly] was a business associate of Rezko's who was also
heavily involved in Illinois state politics as a fund-raiser for
Public Official A [Blagojevich].''
Co-Schemer C (99): Sheldon Pekin, a Chicago businessman
"Levine approached Co-Schemer C [Pekin] and asked whether Co-Schemer C
would be willing to split any finder's fee that Co-Schemer C would
earn from Investment Firm 1 [Glencoe Capital].''
Individual D (48): Joseph Aramanda, a Rezko business partner from Glenview
"Co-Schemer C [Pekin] received a $375,000 finder's fee from Investment
Firm 1 [Glencoe Capital], and gave $250,000 of that money to
Individual D [Aramanda] at the direction of Levine and Rezko. ...
[$10,000 of that money] . . . was used to make a political
contribution in Individual D's name to a political candidate [Sen.
Barack Obama]."
Co-Schemer E (53): Dr. Robert Weinstein, a Levine business partner
"Levine and Co-Schemer E [Weinstein] had agreed that Co-Schemer E
would collect fees from Co-Schemer C [Pekin] for Levine's benefit.''
Co-Schemer F (34): Charles Hannon, a Chicago businessman
"Rezko owed Co-Schemer F [Hannon] and Co-Schemer F's wife, Individual
Y [Fortunee Massuda], millions of dollars. . . . Co-Schemer F and
Rezko had previously had several discussions related to finder's fees
and consulting work for the State of Illinois.''
Individual G (26): Michael Winter, a Rezko business associate
"Rezko, Individual G [Winter], Levine and Loren talked at different
times about how Individual G could find investment companies that TRS
would invest in.''
Individual H (3): Myron "Mike" Cherry, a Chicago lawyer and Democratic
fund-raiser
"Co-Schemer B [Kelly] said that Individual G [Winter] could not be
named as the consultant for Investment Firm 5 [Sterling Partners]
because he shared an office with Rezko and because of Rezko's
relationship with the Public Official A [Blagojevich]. Individual G
suggested that Individual H's name be used instead of his, and
Co-Schemer B and Rezko agreed to this arrangement.''
Co-Schemer I (29): ?
"Levine arranged with Co-Schemer I, who had arranged to receive a
finder's fee from Investment Firm 6 [Investors Mortgage Holdings] for
investments in Illinois state pension funds, that Co-Schemer I would
share 2/3 of the fees that he received as Levine directed.''
Individual J (73): Tom Rosenberg, movie producer best known for
"Million Dollar Baby''
"Levine acted to stall the allocation, and planned with Rezko to
approach Individual J [Rosenberg], a principal of Investment Firm 7
[Capri Capital], with a choice: if Individual J wanted to get the $220
million (in state pension funds) for Investment Firm 7, he was either
going to have to make a $1.5 million donation to Public Official A
[Blagojevich] or pay Levine a 1% fee (which would be shared with
Rezko).''
Individual K (1): Robert Kjellander, treasurer of Republican National Committee
Individual L (1): Sven Philip-Sorensen, a Levine business associate from Europe
"Two individuals referred to in Levine's plea agreement (Individuals K
[Kjellander] and L [Sorensen] . . . were not referred to in this
filing."
Individual M (5): Lawyer William Cavanagh
"Individual M [Cavanagh] had a close relationship with Co-Schemer A
[Cellini], and had assisted Co-Schemer A and Levine in maintaining
control at TRS in the past.''
Individual N (18): TRS Executive Director Jon Bauman
"Co-Schemer A [Cellini] described to Levine how he pressured
Individual J [Rosenberg] as part of the scheme by describing how
Individual N [Bauman] called Levine the 'Rabbi' and Co-Schemer A the
'Pope,' which reflected the influence they had with Individual N.''
Individual O (8): Jill Hayden, head of the governor's Office of Boards
and Commissions
Individual P (6): Lon Monk, Blagojevich's former chief of staff
"Rezko told Individual O [Hayden] to move Levine's re-appointment
along and said that he had already talked to Individual P [Monk] . . .
Individual P gave Individual O the approval to re-appoint Levine to
the TRS Board.''
Individual Q (10): Anthony Abboud, former TRS board member
Individual R (5): Jack Carriglio, former TRS board member
"Both Individual Q [Abboud] and Individual R [Carriglio] confirmed to
Levine that Rezko had told them to do as Levine directed.''
Individual S (2): James Bruner, former TRS board member
"Levine instructed Individual Q [Abboud] and Individual R [Carriglio]
how they needed to vote for the various Committee Chair positions in
the Board elections, including that Individual S [Bruner], another
trustee who was allied with Levine and Co-Schemer A [Cellini], should
be elected as Chair of the Investment Committee.''
Individual T (9): Chicago Ald. Richard Mell (33rd), the governor's father-in-law
"Rezko later told Levine that Individual T [Mell] would not be
involved, but that Levine should go ahead with the deal because
someone else could be chosen to split the finder's fee with Co-Schemer
C [Pekin]."
Individual U (3): A brother of Alber Najjar, a Rezko associate who has
fled the country while facing tax-fraud charges
"Bank records show that Rezko arranged to pay Individual U
approximately $25,000 a month from a variety of sources, including the
$50,000 that Individual U got from Individual D [Aramanda] in March
2004.''
Individual V (11): David Evans, president of Glencoe Capital
"Individual V [Evans] also talked to Co-Schemer C [Pekin] and Levine
about the possibility that other state pension funds . . . would
invest in Investment Firm 1 [Glencoe Capital] or Investment Firm 3
[Stockwell Partners]."
Individual W (6): Carl McCall, former New York state comptroller and
former Healthpoint Capital vice chairman
"Levine indicated to [Joseph A.] Cari that Levine needed to give
Individual W [McCall] the name of the finder that Investment Firm 4
[JER Partners] should contact, and Cari agreed to pass on the
information.''
Individual X (7): A Hannon associate from the Turks and Caicos Islands
"Co-Schemer F [Hannon] and Levine discussed the urgency to get
Investment Firm 4 [JER Partners] to sign the consulting contract with
Individual X.''
Individual Y (7): Hannon's wife, Fortunee Massuda, a podiatrist and
former Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board member
"Rezko had helped appoint Individual Y [Massuda] to the planning board
and Individual Y was a member of Rezko's voting bloc on the Planning
Board.''
Individual Z (6): Dan Mahru,co-owned Rezmar Corp. with Rezko
"Rezko later told Individual Z [Mahru] that $500 million of TRS money
was being earmarked for their company. . . . "
Individual AA (5): ?
"Levine initially heard about Investment Firm 6 [Investors Mortgage
Holdings] from Individual AA and they discussed using Levine's
influence at TRS to help Investment Firm 6 receive an investment.''
Individual BB (10): Developer/ lawyer Allison S. Davis, a Rezko
business partner and former boss of Sen. Barack Obama
"Co-Schemer A [Cellini] said that Individual J [Rosenberg] had just
told him that he had spoken with Individual BB [Davis], that
Individual BB had admitted that he had been asked by Rezko and
Co-Schemer B [Kelly] about who could raise funds for Public Official A
[Blagojevich] from the state pension systems, and that Individual BB
had volunteered Individual J's name.''
Individual CC (1): ?
"Levine described how Rezko said that Individual J [Rosenberg] would
'have a choice . . . you can raise a million and a half dollars for
the fund raiser in June [for Public Official A (Blagojevich)] or you
can work out something' with [Individual CC].''
Individual DD (47): Thomas Beck, former chairman of Illinois Health
Facilities Planning Board
"Individual DD [Beck] also described how he talked to Rezko about how
the Planning Board should vote on certain projects, and that
Individual DD would tell the other four members of Rezko's bloc how
Rezko wanted them to vote.''
Individual EE (6): Dr. Imad Almanaseer, former Health Facilities
Planning Board member
Individual FF (2): Dr. Michel Malek, former Health Facilities Planning
Board member
"The other three individuals who would vote as Rezko wished were
Individual Y [Massuda], Individual EE [Almanaseer] and Individual FF
[Malek].''
Individual GG (8): A female former Health Facilities Planning Board member
"Rezko and Levine talked about a sixth Planning Board member,
Individual GG, who they wanted to vote with the rest of Rezko's voting
bloc.''
Individual HH (6): Guy Chipparoni, a Chicago public relations executive
"Individual HH [Chipparoni] indicated that he worked on behalf of
Hospital B [Vista Health]. . . ."
TRS Staffer A (3): Scott Parrish
"Investment Firm 5 [Sterling Partners] did not meet the standards of
the investments that TRS usually made, but pressure was put on TRS
Staffer A [Parrish] to hurry the Investment Firm 5 application review
process and to approve it.''
Hospital A (3): Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago
"Hospital A [Children's Memorial], was contemplating whether to make a
major renovation of its existing hospital in Chicago, or to build a
new hospital.''
Hospital B (5): Vista Health of Waukegan
"The FBI's interview of Levine on May 20, 2004 prevented Levine from
taking any further steps to seek a kickback from either Hospital A
[Children's Memorial] or Hospital B [Vista Health],'' which needed
state approval for a building project.
Various investment firms
Investment Firm 1 (29): Glencoe Capital
Investment Firm 2 (32): LLR Partners
Investment Firm 3 (31): Stockwell Capital
Investment Firm 4 (60): JER Partners
Investment Firm 5 (34): Sterling Partners
Investment Firm 6 (44): Investors Mortgage Holdings
Investment Firm 7 (30): Capri Capital
Investment Firm 8 (1): ?
Investment Firm 9 (16): Senior Lifestyle Corp.
Investment Firm 10 (21): Healthpoint Capital