AP Exclusive: Indicted Blagojevich fundraiser got loan from Iraqi

The AP reports:

Governor Rod Blagojevich's chief fundraiser has arranged to get a loan from the same Iraqi billionaire whose $3.5 million payment got another member of the governor's inner circle thrown in jail.

Christopher Kelly headed Blagojevich's campaign fund in both of his races for governor and is now under federal indictment.

State records reviewed by The Associated Press show that Kelly pledged all of his shares in a Nevada land partnership as collateral for a loan from a company headed by Nadhmi Auchi (OW'-chee).

The records don't reflect the size of the loan, and Kelly's defense attorney refused to comment.

Tony Rezko was jailed last month after prosecutors said the cash he got from Auchi showed he could flee. Rezko is facing a federal fraud trial, while Kelly has pleaded not-guilty to tax charges.

Illinois' sleazy politics now get mixed with foreign sources.Imagine that.