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Despite being entrusted to put the public first when arranging contracts and leases, former Gov. George Ryan handed extraordinary authority over state business to longtime friends and insiders who resorted to extortion, kickbacks and lies to enrich themselves at taxpayer expense, according to federal prosecutors.
Fresh details surfacing in last week’s indictment against Ryan allege that when he served as secretary of state he gave pal Larry Warner, who was not a state employee, power to sway key government decisions costing the state millions of dollars.
The evidence, if proven true, shows “these guys felt no fear at all,” said Tom Scorza, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice.
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Compiled from RedEye news services.
