Former Blago advisor Kelly to plead guilty

When disgraced Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was sworn in five years ago, his two closest advisors were Antoin "Tony" Rezko and Chris Kelly.

Rezko was found guilty of fraud and extortion charges in June, he'll receive his prison sentence next month.

Kelly was indicted last year on tax charges unrelated to the ongoing "pay-to-play" investigation in Illinois.

A few minutes ago, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Kelly intends to plead guilty.

Will he "sing like a canary? Is Blago nervous?

Before Kelly's indictment, the Chicago Democrat was asked about his friend, and how that relationship compared to the one he had with Rezko.

Q: Are you confident that Chris Kelly is not going to be indicted?

A: Yeah. Yes. They're two different people, by the way, and it's a different relationship. Chris and I are much closer. Chris is the head of my political campaign. That's someone I talk to a lot more frequently. I'm confident, yes.

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