Mark Brown is sitting in on the Rezko trial:

But everyone’s ears perked up when Pekin described how Levine told him in 2003 he’d have to share his expected finder’s fee of $750,000 with Mell.

“He said Mr. Mell was somewhat upset because he was not participating in the spoils,” Pekin testified under a grant of immunity from prosecution. He said the plan was for Mell to be “rewarded for his work” in getting Blagojevich elected.

Pekin said a phony consulting contract was prepared with the names of the participants left out, but he said Mell never got the money. “Mr. Mell did not want to go along with it,” Pekin said.

With a little luck this trial will expose the whole lot of them!