It was further part of the conspiracy that in about April 2004, Levine told Rezko that they could force Rosenberg and Capri Capital to pay to obtain a potential $220 million allocation of TRS funds.
It was further part of the conspiracy that on or about May 7, 2004, CELLINI told Rosenberg that there had been a meeting involving Rezko and Co—Conspirator A concerning plans for raising political donations for the benefit ofPublic Official A from pension fund managers, and
defendant herein, did conspire with Stuart Levine, Antoin “Tony” Rezko, CowConspirator A, and others, to commit extortion, which extortion would obstruct, delay, and affect commerce as ‘ “extortion" and “commerce” are defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951, in that they attempted to obtain property, in the form of political contributions for the benefit of Public Official A arranged by and from Thomas Rosenberg and Capri Capital, with Rosenberg’s and Capri Capital’s consent induced under the color of official right, and by the wrongfitl use of actual and threatened fear of economic harm.
It was further part ofthe conspiracy that in about April 2004, Levine told Rezko that they could force Rosenberg and Capri Capital to pay to obtain a potential $220 million allocation of TRS funds.
defendant herein, Stuart Levine, Antoin “Tony" Rezko, Co-Conspirator A, and others, did attempt to commit extortion, which extortion would obstruct, delay, and affect commerce, in that the defendant attempted to obtain property, in the form ofpolitical contributions 1‘or the benefit of Public Official A arranged by and from Thomas Rosenberg and Capri Capital, with Rosenberg” s and Capri Capital’s consent induced under the color of official right, and by the wrongful use of actual and threatened fear of economic harm; In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1951 and 2.