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Terry Ekl

It will be over a month until Winnebago Chief Judge Joesph McGraw decides on two motions argued today concerning McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, et al’s contempt of court case against those who took part in the failed Special Prosecutor’s criminal prosecutions

Special Prosecutor Thomas McQueen, plus Patrick Hannretty, Robert Scigalski and the latter two’s company, Quest Consultants International, are the targets of the action.

Former Bianchi defense attorney Terry Ekl is currently the prosecuting attorney in the case.

Oral arguments were heard today regarding whether Ekl should continue in that role, as well as whether the case should be dismissed immediately.

McGraw set a July date to deliver his ruling.

Joseph McGraw

The Judge who twice dismissed criminal charges against McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi says he will decide whether Special Prosecutor Thomas McQueen and his Quest investigators have committee contempt of court.

Lawyers for McQueen and Quest employees Robert Scigalski and Patrick Hanretty argued that Winnebago County Judge Joseph McGraw should disqualify himself.

McGraw rejected their arguments, saying that he bore “no malice nor ill will against” McQueen or the Quest investigators whom Bianchi seeks to have held in contempt of court.

He also said he had no knowledge of the case and the disputed facts outside of what he learned in the courtroom during the trial.

Challenged on whether there would be the appearance of impropriety if he ruled on attorney Terry Ekl’s motion, Judge McGraw dismissed suggestions that Quest’s having asked about his

• financials
• personal information
• current and prior residences
• driver’s record
• family information
• etc.

would prejudice his decision on the contempt motion.

Before he became a judge, he said “I knew my life would be subject to a [degree] of public scrutiny.  I don’t think a reasonable person would question the impartiality of the Court.”

After recusal and a change of judge was rejected and over objections that a Special Prosecutor or the State’s Attorney should prosecute the case and that Ekl might use the case to “leverage Bianchi’s Federal civil rights case, the Judge appointed Bianchi attorney Terry Elk to prosecute the case.

“I think it would just hinder the administration of justice to put it [the case] to another attorney,” McGraw said.

Ekl said he would serve without compensation and would not use the contempt case in the Federal litigation.

Lou Bianchi attorney Terry Ekl addresses press conference as Lou Bianchi and his wife Jean stand by his side after the second court victory.

“In no way have I sought or will seek a settlement [in the Federal case],” Ekl said.  “If I would have wanted to do that, I would have done it before I filed this case.

“I think I’m the person best suited to try this case.”

Referring to the Federal case, McGraw observed, “This Court is a stranger to those proceedings, happily so.”

Ekl immediately told the judge that the maximum penalty he would see was a maximum of a $500 fine and/or six months in jail.

Under the rules in place, that would preclude the possibility of a jury trial.

It would be a bench trial.

Judge McGraw said he would take that as “a binding commitment.”

Ekl proposed “full due process rights” for those he would be prosecuting.

“The whole nine yards,” Judge McGraw emphasized, “as if going to a criminal case.”

Discussing what he was ready to provide the defense attorneys, Ekl said, “Part of the problem in the criminal cases was, ‘Here’s the haystack, where’s the needle?’”

He told of 18,000 pages of emails, “thousands and thousands and thousands of pages are irrelevant in this case.

“We’ll work with you (the defense attorneys) to get you all the relevant documents.”

After the hearing, I asked Ekl if he would seek more discovery.

“I don’t need anymore,” he replied.  He also mentioned that the defendants had “Fifth Amendment rights now.”

Asked if he had a comment, Bianchi replied, “No.”

He was smiling.

Terry Ekl, the attorney for McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, has filed the following in reply to a motion by Robert Scigalski and Patrick Hannretty Quest Consultants International for Judge Joseph McGraw.

Joyce Synek and her attorney Ernest DiBenedetto after Special Prosecutor Thomas McQueen’s case was dismissed.

This is a continuation of what is in McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s motion for contempt of court against Special Prosecutor Thomas McQueen and Quest investigators Robert Scigalski and Patrick Hanretty before Rockford Judge Thomas McGraw.

The motion also charges that McQueen knew there was a virus on Bianchi assistant Joyce Synek’s computer, but also withheld that information. Ekl argues that the IT Department’s removal of the virus could explain the emails McQueen and Tonigan said were “missing” from Synek’s machine.

So, why involve Synek in the case.

In an August 6, 2010, email, McQueen writes Scigalski they “should bring some pressure by charging Synek in a complain with perjury and arresting her.”

Scigalski failed to provide notes on interviews with McHenry County Treasurer Bill LeFew, Suzanne Lockhart and Demetri Tsilimigras.

Addition examples are provided.

Concerning a motion to remove Judge McGraw, Ekl reveals that information contained in the motion was “leaked” to an internet website, McHenryCountyLeaks.blogspot.com. [Exhibit KK.]

The article was entitled, “Bianchi’s Judge Received Payments from IASAAP” ["Illinois Association of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor." Exhibit Q. Not the exact title of the article.]

Thomas McQueen. Photo Credit: First Electric Newspaper.

Robert Scigalski. Photo credit: First Electric Newspaper.

“Great leak, Bob,” McQueen emailed Scigalski.

Turning to Quest investigator Hanretty, Ekl points to information withheld from interviews with Sue Serdar, the former Chairman of the Pro-Life Victory PAC, and Phil Weyma, one of its officers.

McQueen had advanced the hypothesis that because the Political Action Committee had made contributions to both Bianchi and another candidate resulted in a quid pro quo between Bianchi and the other candidate, who was also brought into the case.

That possibility was specifically denied by Serdar, but the denial was not provided to the Defense.

In a motion for sanctions held in Rockford, Hanretty first testified that Serdar told him there was no “this for that” arrangement. A few minutes later he reversed his testimony.

Withholding statements made by Jeffrey Bora about how a supposed “nephew” of Bianchi was given special treatment so he could qualify for an upcoming First Offender Program also comes in criticism, as do reports on Bianchi’s supposedly reducing a sentencing recommendation in another case from 5 to 4 years. Preliminary and final reports from Scigalski are “substantially different” on the sentence reduction count, the court filing claims.

Failure to tender 43 pages of notes from Quest investigate Reilly also is cited in the contempt motion. McQueen told Judge McGraw they didn’t exist.

Next Bianchi’s attorney writes, “Robert Scigalski gave false testimony on June 24, 2012 when he testified that he did not know who Mark Gummerson was. McQueen, who knew Scigalski’s testimony was false, failed to inform the Court and correct the record.”

Below Ekl expands: “Through the recently disclosed emails, it is now known on September 2, 2010, McQueen wrote an email to Scigalski, Tonigan and Jerger with a list of things to do in preparation of Bianchi’s indictment on September 10th. McQueen included in that list the instruction ‘NO MORE CONTACT WITH GUMMERSON.’ See email attached as Exhibit HH.”

Further, “On November 12, 2010, Scigalski wrote McQueen an email indicating that Gummerson was contacting witnesses in the investigation and that Gummerson had information about the pending investigation. Scigalski also told McQueen that he knew Gummerson was a friend of the Sheriff [Keith Nygren] and that ‘[i]f Gummerson is a friend of our position in this investigation when we all meet with him and tell him how he is ruining our chances.’ See email attached as Exhibit II.”

The brief also says that “McQueen failed to disclose witness statements made by Tom Carroll and Scigalski falsely testified under oath regarding Tom Carroll’s statements.”

Chapter and verse is offered as evidence in numerous exhibits.

Monday was the first hearing on McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s motion to hold Special Prosecutor Thomas McQueen and two of his investigators in contempt of court.

Terry Ekl stands outside the McHenry County Courthouse with supporters of Lou Bianchi.

I asked Bianchi attorney Terry Ekl what happened.

“Basically, nothing,” he replied.

“McQueen didn’t show up. The Judge continued it.

“The Quest corporate lawyers said they need time to get criminal attorneys.”

Before I get into a summary of the motion under consideration, it should be known that this action is like a criminal trial. The subjects of the motion can end up in jail or be fined. If the possible jail time is more than six months or the find more than $500, a jury trial may be requested.

Clearly, Ekl is fired up.

“This one is just incredible,” he told me before I asked for what he considered most egregious.

Ekl pointed to the indictment of Bianchi assistant Joyce Synek.

Defense attorneys did not get the hard drive from which Synek was accused of deleting files until two weeks before her trial.

It turned out that the defense’s computer expert figured out that the files had been deleted by the McHenry County IT folks as they were trying to rid it of a virus.

“McQueen knew it,” Ekl explained.

“It is the most egregious violation of Brady material I have seen.” he continued.

For us non-lawyers, “Brady material” is evidence that is favorable to a defendant. It must be turned over to the defense prior to trial.

“To go ahead and indict her when you know there is an absolutely clear cut explanation for the deletion of documents is absolutely appalling and, then, not disclose that to the defense as part of their mandatory duty is highly contemptuous,” Ekl asserted.

Having given you a flavor of the upcoming proceedings, let me lay out the contents of the motion

Bianchi’s court filing says Special Prosecutor Thomas McQueen “engaged in gross misconduct by knowingly making material misrepresentations to Judge [Joseph] McGraw in open court and filed pleadings, failing to comply with court orders, and failing to disclose exculpatory evidence to Bianchi…”

That’s the summary of Ekl’s motion to hold McQueen in “criminal contempt.”

That same motion is aimed at Quest Consultants International employees Robert Scigalski and Patrick Hanretty.

Thomas McQueen. Photo Credit: First Electric Newspaper.

McQueen and the Quest investigators are accused of basing the second criminal indictment on “false and manufactured evidence.”

During that second trial both Scigalski and Hanretty are said to have “knowingly” perjured themselves.  McQueen is said to have known about the false testimony, but not having revealed that to the Judge.

After being victorious over McQueen and Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan, Bianchi filed a Federal civil rights suit against both last January.

The result was the uncovering of 17,000 documents, mainly emails about the case.

The list of specific reasons McQueen should be held in contempt reference various motions and court orders for discovery.

Notes on an interview with former First Assistant State’s Attorney Tom Carroll was cited as not having been turned over to the defense.

Information that could be considered “exculpatory” included a statement from Carroll that he “knew of no situation where county monies were spent by Bianchi for private or political purposes.”

McQueen replied to Scigalski, “Disappointing; is he a defense plant?”

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More tomorrow.

There was more money billed the Special Prosecutors of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi in June than in May.

Submitted to Henry Tonigan and Thomas McQueen was an invoice for $9,091.65. That includes hourly billing at $135 per hour, plus mileage.

Robert Scigalski, Pat Hanretty, Dan Jerger and Gerald Theis had billable hours. Although at times Scigalski has billed $70 per hour for travel, in June he billed $135 per hour.

Here are the details for Scigalski:

6-21-11 1 hour – Review judges order and contact with Agents Hanretty, Reilly, Their, O’Connell, Jerger

6-23-11 3 hours – Meeting at Tonigan’s office with McQueen & Flosi to prepare for hearing before Jdg McGraw.

Winnebago County Courthouse

6-24-11 7.25 hours – Pre-hearing meeting & review at Tonigan’s office w/ McQueen, Jerger & Flosi & travel to Rockford/ attend hearing & return.

Billing by Pat Hanretty:

6-24-11 7.5 hours – Pre hearing conference at Wynstone, Appearance at Discovering Hearing in Rockford, IL.

Billing by Dan Jerger:

6-22-11 1 hour – Per request of McQueen, prepared materials for discover and emailed to Tom McQueen. Performed imaging for preservation.

6-24-11 8 hours – Prepared, and traveled to 102 South Wynstone, Park Drive, Suite 100, North Barrington, IL 60010. Met with Tom McQueen. Traveled to and returned from Rockford courthouse. Appeared at hearing. Continued imaging for preservation.

6-25-11 5 hours – Forensically imaged systems for preservation.

6-26-11 1.5 hours – Forensically imaged systems for preservation.

6-28-11 2 hours – Forensically imaged systems for preservation.

6-29-11 2 hours – Forensically imaged systems for preservation.

Billing by Gerald C. Theis:

6-24-11 5.5 hours – Travel to Rockford to attend heading and return.

With today’s billings from Quest International, we move into the second month of 2011.

Quest is the company selected by McHenry County Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan in his unsuccessful quest to convict McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi of felony criminal offenses.

The Special Prosecutors did not make use of Sheriff's Deputies to deliver subpoenas, even to those in the courthouse.

Robert Seigalski, Lee Flosi, Patrick Hanretty, Gerald Theis, James P. Reilly and Dan Jerger bill the Special Prosecutors $135 per hour, except for some travel, which Scigalski notes he bills at $70 an hour. The others do not bill $70 for travel time.

Here are the billings for February of this year:

2-3-11 0.25 hours – Jerger: Prepared and responded to email.

2-4-11 2 hours – Flosi: McHenry Co. Matter: To Aurora with R. Scigalski to serve Kiawana Guyton…, Kiawana not home: Mileage 46

2-5-11 1 hour – Flosi: McHenry Co. Matter: To Aurora, & attempt to serve Kiawana Guyton…, Kiawana not home: Mileage 46

2-7-11 3.5 hours – Seigalski: Meet with Quest Agents O’Connell and Hanretty/ provide subpoenas and info for interveiw/ Conf calls with Agents and McQueen / review – Met with again ASA Chrzanowski in Palatine

2-7-11 7 hours – Hanretty: Conference with Seigalski and O’Connell in Palatine. Serve subpoenas in McHenry County on Morzos and three Reids.

2-8-11 2.25 hours – Flosi: McHenry Co. Matter: To Aurora, & attempt to serve Kiawana Guyton…Kiwania not home, serve occupant in her apt. at 2:55 PM. Prepare report of service. Mileaage 46

2-10-11 4.5 hours – Seigalski: Prep for & travel to Woodstock for GJ [Grand Jury]

2/10/11 1.5 hours – Seigalski: Prep for & travel to Woodstock for 80M ($70 x2)

2-10-11 4 hours – Jerger: Prepared digital photographs for discovery and printed.

2-15-11 4 hours – Seigalski: Compile photos and CDs for discovery and meet with Pros[ecution] Team at Tonigan’s office for conference

2-15-11 4 hours – Hanretty: Administration processing of affidavits of service of subpoenas from 2/7. Database research for a “Jackie” Jacques.

2-16-11 2 hours – Hanretty: Database research for a “Jackie” Jacques.

2-17-11 1.5 hours – Flosi: McHenry Co. W/ Scigalski to…Aurora & attempt to Interview Kiawana Guyton. Mileage 46.

2-18-11 7.5 hours – Hanretty: Subpoena service at McHenry Co. Administrative Offices, 2200 N. Seminary Rd. then attempt to locate Tiffany Albrect. Steven Albrecht at {number redacted] Sycamore, Crystal Lake, IL.

2-19-11 1.25 hours – Flosi: McHenry Co. To…Aurora & attempt to interview & serve Kiawana Guyton. No answer to repeated knocks on the Apt. Door. Mileage 46

2-21-11 1.25 hours – Flosi: McHenry Co. To…Aurora & attempt to Interview & serve Kiawana Guyton, No one responded to repeated raps on the front door. Observation at the rear revealed that no lights were on in the house. Milegate 46.

2-21-11 1 hour – Jerger: Teleconferenced and transferred sample audio tracks for recording presentation to Grand Jury.

2-22-11 2.5 hours – Seigalski: Conduct investigation re Morzos matter/ contact McQueen & Hanretty

2-22-11 3.5 hours – Jerger: Teleconferenced with Tom McQueen regarding case details. Emailed Tom McQueen. researched tape restoration options. Audio conversion for Grand Jury.

2-23-11 5 hours – Seigalski: Contact with Jacques for additional questions / prepare, send & prep & send Bates / work w Dan on tapes

2-23-11 1.25 hours – Flosi: McHenry Co: To home of Kiawana Guyton Aurora, IL and attempt to serve & interview. No Answer No one home. Mileage 46

2-23-11 4 hours – Jerger: began initial process of T4 and T5 evidence. Prepared converted audio recordings and methods for Grand Jury.

2-24-11 4.5 hours – Seigalski: Grand Jury appearance & testimony / assist witnesses (6)

2-24-11 1.5 Hours – Seigalski: Prep for & travel to Woodstock for 80 M ($70 x2)

2-24-11 5 hours – Jerger: Prepared, traveled to and returned from 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, Il 60098. Grand Jury potential testimony and audio recording support.

2-24-11 Bianchi Indicted a Second Time

2-28-114 hours – Jerger: Forensically processed and duplicated T4 and T5 evidence in preparation for discover. Teleconferenced with Tom McQueen.

This is the third installment of McHenry County Blog’s look at what Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan’s investigating firm Quest International billed for in its criminal investigation of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi and his staff.

Previously, we looked at September, October, November and December, 2010, bills. Today we cover January, 2011.

Photo of Robert Scigalski from First Electric Newspaper

Robert Seigalski, Lee Flose, Patrick Hanretty, Gerald Theis, James P. Reilly and Dan Jerger bill the Special Prosecutors $135 per hour, except for some travel, which Scigalski notes he bills at $70 an hour. The others do not bill $70 for travel time.

1-1-11 7 hours – Scigalski: With PH interview Mr. Wayne/ w McQueen interviews Chief Lindsay

1-1-11 1 hour – Scigalski: Travel to and from Crystal Lake, IL. 44 miles ($70 x2)

1-3-11 0.5 hours – Jerger: Reviewed and responded to email from Tom McQueen

1-4-11 1 hour – Reilly: Review of tapes of calls from McHenry County Jail; review Morzos calls; review voluminous calls from Jeremy Reid to mother, grandmother and friends.

1-5-11 3 hours – Scigalski: Review & to CLPD w/ Chief & Obtain Documents (4)

1-5-11 1 hour – Scigalski: Travel to and from Crystal Lake, IL 44 miles ($70 x1)

1-5-11 5.25 hours – Reilly: Review of tapes of calls from McHenry County Jail; summary of Morzos and Reed tapes reviewed to date

1-5-11 075 hours – Jerger: Teleconferenced with Tom McQueen. Prepared and began additional searches.

1-6-11 3 hours – Scigalski: Begin QuestCheck background for relatives of Lou Bianchi/conference calls with and emails from attorney McQueen/conference call with Special Investigator Reilly regarding his review of prison tapes for Morzos and Reid

1-6-11 4 hours – Reilly: Review of tapes of calls from McHenry County Jail

1-6-11 3 hours – Reilly: Performed requested search and reviewed. Updated Tom McQueen telephonically and via email.

1-7-11 1.75 hours – Jerger: Continued search review and updated Tom McQueen verbally.

1-9-11 3.5 hours – Review of tapes of calls from McHenry County Jail and email summary of info

1-11-11 6.75 hours – Scigalski: Discuss the Morzos case with Theis & prepare email leads/ conference call with deputy chief Lowery/conference call with ASA contact/message left for ASA DT [Demetrios Tsilimigras]/conduct data search re Michael Morzos/ meet with Attorney McQueen & review re GJ [Grand Jury]

1-11-11 5.25 hours – Reilly: Review of tapes of calls from McHenry County Jail

1-12-11 0.5 hour – Scigalski: Calls to CL Chief & Commander Birchette

1-12-11 5 hours – Reilly: Review of tapes of calls from McHenry County Jail

1-13-11 0.25 hour – Scigalski: Calls re Lowrence Matter

1-13-11 1 hour – Theis: Review and efforts to arrange an interview with Pamela Morzos, [address redacted] Frohling Rd., Huntley, IL, telephone [number redacted]

1-13-11 4.25 hours – Reilly: Review of tapes of calls from McHenry County Jail

1-14-11 3.5 hours – Reilly: To McHenry Courthouse of GJ appearance regarding phone calls from McH Cty Jail

1-15-11 2.5 hours – Reilly: Review of tapes of calls from McHenry Cty Jail

1-16-11 3.25 hours – Reilly: Review of tapes of calls from McHenry Cty Jail

1-19-11 1.75 hours – Scigalski: Review Kiawanna interviews and tapes

1-20-11 1.25 hours – Flosi: McHenry Co. Matter: To Aurora & attempt to interview Kiawana Guyton at 1312 2nd Avenue. Complex office closed. Mileage 46.

1-20-11 3 hours – Theis: To Pamela Morzos interview, McHenry County Department of Health, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock IL and return 110 miles. Preparation of interview report.

1-21-11 4 hours – Scigalski: With Agent Lee] Flosi, to Aurora to attempt to locate & interview Kiawana Guyton.

1-21-11 2 hours – Flosi: McHenry Co. Matter: To Aurora with R. Seigalski, & attempt to serve Kiawanna Guyton at 1312 2nd Avenue; Confer with Complex office personnel & directed to Apt #109 A for Kiwana Guyton. Kiawana not home. Mileage 46.

1-23-11 2.25 hours – Jerger: Drafted and edited report of interview.

1-24-11 4.5 hours – Scigalski: Begin prep of photos for discover/ attempt to locate Kiwana Guyton at Aurora

1-25-11 3.5 hours – Scigalski: Work on Photo discovery & Bianchi Dictation tape/ with McQueen review Morzos &meet with Hiscock & Atty in Schaumburg

1-25-11 2.25 hours – Jerger: Met with Bob Scigalski regarding evidence tapes and recordings.

1-26-11 2 hours – Scigalski: Calls – Kiawana, Kirk, Theis, /report to McQueen

1-26-11 0.75 hours – Theis: Review and telephone conversations with Darryl Morzos, arranging for an interview appointment.

1-27-11 3.75 hours – Scigalski: Meeting at Tonigan’s Office / Prep for, travel and interview Kirk Chranoswski at Palatine, Illinois.

1-28-11 2.25 hours – Theis: To Darryl Morzas interview [street number redacted] Savammah Lane, Crystal Lake, Il and return 75 miles.

1-28-11 4 hours – Jerger: Prepared MP3 recordings on CDs from microcassette recording collected 7/23/10 for discovery

1-29-11 1.5 hours – Flosi: McHenry Co Matter: To Aurora & attempt to interview Kiawana Guyton at 1312 2nd Avenue Apt #109 A, Kiawana not home. Mileage 46.

The total billed for January, 2011, and, I believe, December, 2010, was $26,586.51. That includes the hours billed above, plus mileage at 51 cents a mile, something called “QuestChecks,” plus printing and copying.

McHenry County Blog continues looking at what Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan’s investigating firm Quest International billed for in its criminal investigation of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi and his staff.

Yesterday, we looked at September, October and November, 2010, bills. Today we cover December’s and those of January, 2011.

Robert Scigalski, Lee Flose, Patrick Hanretty, Gerald Theis, James P. Reilly and Dan Jerger bill the Special Prosecutors $135 per hour, except for some travel, which Scigalski notes he bills at $70 an hour. The others do not bill $70 for travel time.

Photo of Robert Scigalski by First Electric Newspaper

12-1-10 9 hours – Scigalski: Call to Zinke re Reid and Wonder Lake Officer K. O’Connor. To CL interview Chief, Dep. Chief Lowery & Det. Majzner at Crystal Lk PD & meet with ASA DT [Demetri Tsilimigras] & PREP reports / Report to McQueen

12-1-10 1 hour – Scigalski: Travel to and from Crystal Lake, IL 44 miles ($70 x2)

12-1-10 3 hours – Hanretty: Serve subpoena to Detective Kurt, Crystal Lake P.D. and prepare affidavits.

12-2-10 3 hours – Hanretty: Obtain subpoenaed materials from American Banks & Trust & deliver to Judge Tonigan’s office. Prepare affidavits.

12-3-11 3 hours – Scigalski: To Woodstock at GJ [Grand Jury] with witnesses Review Documents for leads

12-3-10 1.5 hours – Scigalski: Travel to and from Woodstock, IL 80 M )$70 x2)

12-3-10 0.5 hours – Jerger: Prepared and teleconferenced with Tom Sullivan, updated and emailed Tom McQueen.

12-6-11 4 hours – Jerger: Prepared, traveled to and returned from 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098. Department data collection. Collected Qo90838-T15. Teleconferenced with Tom McQueen to update.

12-7-10 2 hours – Scigalski: Review DT’s additional Docs he provided and send PDF inventory. Work on photos for discovery.

12-9-10 4 hours – Scigalski: Meeting with McQueen re materials for Morzoz & Reid leads. Review Salvi remaining leads

12-10-10 1 hour – Scigalski: Work on discovery request / review email request of McQueen

12-20-10 5 hours – Scigalski: Prepare for and meeting at Tonigan’s office to discuss evidence & determine interview assignments/ review prior interviews for details and organize schedule and strategies.

12-17-10 1.75 hours – Scigalski: Review prison tapes of Reid and Morzos and discuss transcription strategy

12-17-10 2 hours – Jerger: Prepared evidence for searching indexing. Begin searches.

12-20-0 2.5 hours – Jerger: Continued indexing and searching of T-15 emails. Prepared and teleconferenced with Judge Tonigan Tom McQueen and Bob Scigalski regarding findings. Emailed search results.

12-27-10 1 hour – Hanretty: Meet Seigalski to obtain case materials.

12-28-10 2.5 hours – Scigalski: Meeting at Skip Tonigan’s Office

12-28-10 1 hour – Hanretty: Research contact information for Sue Serdar and interview.

Prisoner phone calls in the McHenry County Jail are apparently recorded.

12-29-10 3 hours – Scigalski: Prepare for and attend meeting at Judge Tonigan’s office with attorney McQueen to discuss strategy. Return and review leads for assignments.

12-29-11 2.25 hours – Reilly: Review of McHenry County Jail recorded phone calls for info of value.

12-30-10 3.5 hours – Scigalski: Prepare for an attend meeting at Judge Tonigan’s office with attorney McQueen to discuss strategy. Return and review leads for assignments.

12-30-10 4 hours – Reilly:Tel cal to ICSolutions for tech support. Tell cal to D. Jerger; Review McHenry County Jail recorded phone calls for info of value.

12-31-10 3.5 hours – Scigalski: Conference call w/ Lowery/then w McQueen/with ASA Carroll/Review contact made w treas./rev contribution docs

12-31-10 1 hour – Hanretty: Research contact information begin attempts to contact to arrange interview

12-31-10 4.5 hours – Reilly: Review McHenry County Jail recorded phone calls for info of value.

January, 2011, bills tomorrow.