Alonzo "Lon" Monk, the former chief of staff of disgraced Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, pleaded guilty on a bribery charge this morning, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.Monk pleaded guilty to taking part in a pay-to-play scheme involving a horse racing businessman who wanted a piece of legislation signed.
The longtime Blago pal, who is cooperating with authorities, previously pleaded guilty to a similar charge, but the new charge was retooled to accommodate an upcoming US Supreme Court ruling on "honest services" fraud.
Monk will serve a two year prison sentence.
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