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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1981

Page

10

Federal probe examines Walker administration campaign pressures

Federal investigators probe whether Illinois Governor Dan Walker officials extorted campaign contributions from state contractors and regulated firms during 1976. FBI and grand jury scrutinize nonbid contracts at the Capitol Development Board and DOT, plus licensing actions in nursing home and liquor sectors, tied to Tsoumasindicted case.

Chicago Illinois Dan Walker Chicago Tribune Walker Michael J. Howlett the Tribune FBI Grand Jury Illinois Capitol Development Board Illinois Department of Transportation Tom Tsoumas A.T Tom’’ Tsoumas Illinois Department of Financial Institutions Tsoumas

Defense attorneys press Pontiac inmate in riot murder trial

Defense lawyers in the Pontiac prison riot murder trial repeatedly sought to shift testimony from witness Jim mie Brackett. Brackett, an indicted inmate, said he faced pressure and that attorney Shel Bannister promised to make him a star if he flipped grand jury testimony.

Chicago Pontiac Jimmie Brackett Brackett Shel Bannister Ms. Bannister Benjamin K. Miller Circuit Court Michael Evans Kevin Tolbert Rot Evans Tolbert Stanley Cole Robert Conkle William Thomas Dale Walker Danny Hill Stanley Hill Miller Hill Livingston County Sangamon County Illinois Supreme Court

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