 DeLeo recommended that the state of Illinois hire or promote Anne Spilotro, the widow of murdered mob associate Michael Spilotro, according to records of the office of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.DeLeo one of the top go-to guys at the Illinois Statehouse for jobs inside the Blagojevich administration.DeLeo chose to leave office in August 2010 and Democratic candidate John G. Mulroe was appointed to complete the remainder of his term.