Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Tony Rezko indicted. Is Blago public official A?



Blagojevich's boss, Tony Rezko, is indicted in kickback scheme
Click here to see the indictment.

Blagojevich has acknowledged that the FBI interviewed him last year in connection with a corruption probe of administration associates.
Weeks after that interview, Blagojevich amended his previous year's gift-disclosure form to add names that hadn't previously been on it.
Those added names included Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a Blagojevich fundraiser whose real estate transactions with Blagojevich's wife, Patti Blagojevich, netted her more than $30,000 in profits in 2004, according to the family's tax return; Betty Bukraba, a Blagojevich family baby sitter whom Blagojevich appointed in 2003 to a $21,507 position on the state's Civil Service Commission; and Beverly and Michael Ascaridis.
Michael Ascaridis is an old Blagojevich friend and campaign treasurer, and Beverly Ascaridis is a state parks administrator whom Blagojevich appointed in 2003.

Blagojevich fundraiser indicted (free Chicago Tribune subscription required)
A federal grand jury has indicted Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a top fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich, on charges that he demanded millions of dollars in kickbacks from investment firms seeking business from the state teachers' pension system, according to an indictment unsealed today.

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1 Comments:

At 10/12/2006 11:43 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is just the beginning of what will be the norm if Blago is re-elected. Do we want 4 more years of Blago looking over his shoulder at the Justice Department and keeping the FBI occupied? He came in on a white horse, vowing to clean up government. What he meant was that he and his friends could clean up by his pay to play style of governing.

 

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