Rod Blagojevich’s defense has begun its cross-examination of witness Sean Conlon, the owner of a real estate company who says Patti Blagojevich was added as a broker, without explanation, to a deal he was part of involving a West Side building.

Conlon testified that after he had arranged to sell two floors of the building to Brian Hynes -- a lawyer and an associate of Antoin “Tony” Rezko -- Hynes called him back and asked that the price be increased so Patti Blagojevich could be written in as a broker. Conlon said he agreed.