Jurors have reached a verdict in the shakedown case against clout-heavy millionaire William Cellini.
A jury received the case Wednesday to determine whether or not prosecutors proved Cellini conspired with three other men to shake down the producer of "Million Dollar Baby" for a $1.5 million campaign contribution to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The prosecution and the defense on Tuesday addressed jurors for a total of nearly six hours in a federal courtroom in Chicago.
Prosecutors reiterated that Cellini wasn't an "accidental extortionist." He knowingly and willingly tried to get campaign cash from a Hollywood producer, they said.
Cellini's defense said he was only acting as a friend, and called the government's star witness a "whack job."
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