Patti Blagojevich, the governor's wife and a real estate agent, has not been charged with anything either, but there is federal heat on her real estate deals, particularly those involving Rezko and Mutual Bank of Harvey boss Amrish Mahajan. To wit: Mahajan's wife, Anita,is awaiting trial on state felony charges, accused of bilking millions from taxpayers for phony state drug tests her company never performed. Just before investigators raided the company's offices, the computers magically vanished. Mahajan's bank funneled that loan to Rezko's wife, Rita, so she could purchase that lot in the Kenwood neighborhood, in the strange deal that allowed Barack Obama to buy his dream house. If Patti is ever charged, expect Rod to sing like Elvis did in "Jailhouse Rock," one of The King's better films.You'll want to read this one.
Friday, October 24, 2008
The Sleazy Chicago Way to Go National?
John Kass of The Chicago Tribune reports: