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A fv deral judg? Tuesday said the fire for hire cate gAirtst former Will County Coroner Robert Tezak will move ahaad.U.S. District Court Judge Wayne Anderson denielt;jl Mr. Tezak’s (defense) motion to dismiss the indictment,'’ said Dean Polales, assistant U.S. attorney.“Other motions are pending, but no other motions were rule*’ on,” Polales said. A status date has been set for July 21, he said.Earlier this year, the defense requested the release of all .virtually all prosecution documents, including the witness list.In April, Polales said he would not “lay out a trial brief” for thedefense team.Tezak, one-time Republican powerbroker in Will County, has b' en charged in two separate arson cases dating back to 1987, one involving the Galaxy Bowl in Crest Hill and the 9acond related to the high-profile blaze that destroyed the Will County Privet; Industry headquarters oi. North Chicago Street in Joliet.Tezak has been charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of arson in each blaze, a total of four counts.To date, he has not appeared : n court but has posted a $100,000*cash bond and entered not guilty pleas on all counts through h h attorney, George Lombardi.Two other men charged in the Galaxy Bowl case have pleat* »d guilty.Stephen Kezerle, indicted It st year with Tezak in the PIC blaze, currently is serving time on unrelated state charges. Although court sources indicated that Kezerle is expected to piead guilty in the PIC case, as of this week he had not done so, thosesources said.In April, Anderson set a tentative trial date of Sept. 7 for the Teza c. se.
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Frankfort Star
Frankfort, Illinois, US
Sun, Jun 13, 1993
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