Rezko and Obama’s chickens coming home to roost! Feds asking about Obama-Rezko land deal

Well Hussein Obama got a free ride during the entire campaign with his association with terrorists, racist preachers, Israel haters, and slumlords. Now it seems Rezko’s chickens are coming home to roost! Per the Washington Post:

A footnote to the 76-page criminal complaint and affidavit charging Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) with soliciting bribes confirms what has long been rumored — that a former longtime friend and fundraiser for President-elect Barack Obama is talking to federal prosecutors in hopes of a reduced sentence.

Antoin “Tony” Rezko’s offer to provide authorities with evidence of others’ wrongdoing is “not complete,” and prosecutors are working to corroborate the claims he has made so far, the footnote said.

Rezko, a 53-year-old developer, was convicted in June of 16 criminal counts, including fraud, money laundering and abetting bribery. He is in custody awaiting sentencing.

Prosecutors depicted Rezko at trial as a fixer for Blagojevich and the man to see to secure a high-level appointment with the governor’s administration. Rezko had been a longtime fundraiser for Blagojevich and other Illinois politicians, including Obama.

Mickey Kaus puts together this article with a Washington Times story from Election Day (via Jim Geraghty):

A former Illinois real estate specialist says FBI agents have questioned him about a Chicago property that had been bought by convicted felon Tony Rezko’s wife and later sold to the couple’s next-door neighbor, Sen. Barack Obama.

The real estate specialist, Kenneth J. Conner, said bank officials replaced an appraisal review he prepared on the property and FBI agents were investigating in late 2007 whether the Rezko-Obama deal was proper.

“Agents and I talked about payoff, bribe, kickback for a long time, though it took them only a short number of minutes of talking with me while looking at the appraisal to acknowledge what they already seemed to know: The Rezko lot was grossly overvalued,” Mr. Conner told The Washington Times Monday.

“Rezko paid the asking price on the same day Obama paid $300,000 less than the asking price to the same seller for his adjacent mansion,” he said. “This begs the question of payoff, bribe, kickback.”

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December 11, 2008 · Filed Under Barack HUSSEIN Obama, Tony Rezko


Comments

  • robert

    It’s obvious whats happening here the glitter of Obama is turning to dirt,and this is just the beginning.I think the country will have a serious case of buyers remorse.The democrats have already hit there high mark,and the seeds of a republica turn aroun have already begun

  • Mike

    Where is the question? Is there any doubt. Obama took the kick-back. Now because he is our president-elect, are we going to look the other way. Justice should be doled out to all who get their hands caught in the cookie jar.

  • http://http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2008/12/11/rezko-and-obamas-chickens-coming-home-to-roost-feds-asking-about-obama-rezko-land-deal/ Andy

    There is not a person or a group more corrupt than the republican members of Bush government. Bush already lied to the whole country about a war that has destroyed the life of thousands of people. You want more corrupt than that? You will not find it. A deal of 300,000 is nothing compared to the lies and corruption of Bush and his alies.