This is from the Pioneer Local http://blogs.pioneerlocal.com/proviso/2009/05/ Scavo to cop: You can't keep worrying if you're doing something wrong
By Jolie Lee on May 14, 2009 5:52 PM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
In secretly recorded conversations, then-Police Chief Vito Scavo coached an officer in what to tell the feds during an FBI investigation, the prosecution alleges in Scavo's federal corruption trial.

Current Melrose Park police officer Rocco Venute cooperated with the feds soon after the Sept. 8, 2005, raid on the police station and recorded at least nine conversations with Scavo and other officers.

In one conversation, recorded on Oct. 10, 2005, Scavo and Venute meet at Venute's house to count money collected at a haunted house parking lot.

The parking lot belonged to Navistar, which offered free use as a public service, but Scavo was charging cars to park in the lot. Venute, who parked the cars, split the money with Scavo, each taking about $4,000 during the month the haunted house was open. A Navistar employee also got a cut of the money.

In the recording, Venute expresses some concern about charging cars to park in Navistar's lot.

"You are thinking too much," Scavo said to Venute.

"What are we doing wrong? We've got permission from Navistar. We're parking the cars." Then Scavo said, referring to paying taxes, "This year we're gonna have to claim half."

Scavo continued, "We ain't doin' nothing wrong .... You can't, you can't live your life worrying if you're doing something wrong every five minutes, right? Cause we're not doing nothin' wrong. ... You tell the truth. If you did something wrong, you have something to worry about. You didn't do anything wrong. I didn't do nothing wrong, and neither did you. Can't live like that, Roc. That's a bad thing you do. You, you're, you're flipped . . ."