Third fired prosecutor accuses Rockford guy

A third former U.S. attorney has accused Rockford native Michael Elston of warning him not to make a public fuss over his dismissal last year.

Elston, a big shot in the Justice Department, already has testified behind closed doors in a congressional investigation of the Prosecutorgate scandal.

Background stuff on Elston's alleged role in the scandal can be found here and here.

UPDATE: There's more breaking news about Elston here.

UPDATE II: Still more breaking news in Prosecutorgate scandal.