Posted on 01/28/2008 6:54:22 AM PST by SE Mom
Antoin "Tony" Rezko was arrested early Monday at his Wilmette home by federal agents on an alleged bond violation, the Tribune has learned.
Investigators had in recent weeks become concerned about the movement of some of his finances, a source said. Rezko, who is scheduled to stand trial on corruption charges in less than a month at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, was taken into custody due to an alleged bond violation, a source confirmed.
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Hmm...Is there a jail cell Arkancide in his future?
In order to keep things quiet. Bush has done nothing but protect the Clintons from the beginning.
> However, it abuts Obama’s property and provided
> a private preserve that adds to its ambience.
> Obama bought the Rezko property for $104,500 —
> $520,500 less than Rezko’s wife paid for it.
Is this true? I thought he bought a strip of the land, rather than the whole parcel. I’d love for it to be true, by the way. Just making sure of facts...
That’s not even subtle! Amazing at how brazenly the Clintons “operate.”
We need them to re-enact 1968 in order to win this year.
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That would be great. But, unfortunately, there would probably be a media blackout on the street theater.
And how the OLD MSM cooperate!
I gotta say that there is probably more to the story. But both Clinton and Obama used this guy. That much is for sure.
Would Edwards stand a chance against McCain, Romney or Rudy?
No, Edwards can’t even stand a chance between Clinton or Obama.
Clinton or Obama whom do you detest more.
For me...I detest the Clinton’s far and away more than Obama. If Obama descends into a race baiter then he’s toast. For right now though, he’s taking the high road and is making it about policy. I disagree with him on policy, but it’s just that “about policy”. I don’t think Obama is nearly as dangerous as the Clinton’s have demonstrated themselves to be.
“This is soooo Clintonesque.”
And the naivete of the Obamaramians is hilarious...
It’s like they expected the huge machine THEY helped to finance was just going to roll over and play dead, now that Obama has the “momentum”...
Ha, I knew this was coming! He’s lucky he wasn’t found in a park.
Considering how BJ's all but been adopted by them...
This smells like......
Man, she is good isn’t she? At least she let this one live!
The Chicago Sun-Times reported on November 5 that “[i]n June 2005, Obama and Rezko purchased adjoining parcels in Kenwood [Illinois]. The state’s junior senator paid $1.65 million for a Georgian revival mansion, while Rezko paid $625,000 for the adjacent, undeveloped lot. Both closed on their properties on the same day.” The Sun-Times further reported that “[l]ast January, aiming to increase the size of his sideyard, Obama paid Rezko $104,500 for a strip of his land.” The Sun-Times also noted that “[t]he transaction occurred at a time when it was widely known Tony Rezko was under investigation by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and as other Illinois politicians befriended by Rezko distanced themselves from him.” As the Chicago Tribune reported, on October 19 Rezko pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he “leveraged his influence with state leaders to extort illegal payments and a campaign contribution from investment firms seeking to do business with Illinois.”
In its published interview with Obama, the Sun-Times asked how Obama “[was] able to buy [his] parcel for $300,000 less than the asking price,” to which Obama replied that he and his wife, Michelle, purchased the property from a motivated seller:
Our agent negotiated only with the seller’s agent. As we understood it, the house had been listed for some time, for months, and our offer was one of two and, as we understood it, it was the best offer. The original listed price was too high for the market at the time, and we understood that the sellers, who were anxious to move, were prepared to sell the house for what they paid for it, which is what they did.
Moreover, the Sun-Times reported that in response to the question of whether Obama’s real estate deals with Rezko “display[ed] a lack of judgment” Obama stated that, regarding the purchase of his home, “everything was handled ethically”:
With respect to the purchase of my home, I am confident that everything was handled ethically and above board.
But I regret that while I tried to pay close attention to the specific requirements of ethical conduct, I misgauged the appearance presented by my purchase of the additional land from Mr. Rezko. It was simply not good enough that I paid above the appraised value for the strip of land that he sold me. It was a mistake to have been engaged with him at all in this or any other personal business dealing that would allow him, or anyone else, to believe that he had done me a favor. For that reason, I consider this a mistake on my part and I regret it.
The November 17 AP article, which focused on allegations of corruption involving Rezko and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, noted that “Rezko’s business dealings have been tied to other politicians” including Obama and U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL). The AP reported that “[i]n one Rezko-related transaction, Sen. Barack Obama got a bigger yard and Rep. Luis Gutierrez bought a town house from Rezko for much less than his neighbors paid. Neither Obama nor Gutierrez have been accused of wrongdoing.”
http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200611240001
I also read somewhere that Bill Kristol said this morning this is the week the Clintons are going to drop all their opposition research on Obama.
Going to get UGLIER.
Do any freepers out there have a cartoon of a snail with a sludgy trail ___________ ? It would be fun to do a photo shop of Bill Clinton's head on the snail! Leaving a thick smear of bad news everywhere he goes . . .
” I don’t think Obama is nearly as dangerous as the Clinton’s have demonstrated themselves to be.”
I concur.
Or, maybe he asked to be taken in for his own safety.
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