The process of Antoin “Tony” Rezko, one-time leadership of Senator and Barack Obama Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, terribly.
Under the Cross-examination by lawyer Joseph Duffy Rezko, a witness to the persecution star Stuart Levine, Chicago area lawyer, the approval procedure of conspiracy, extortion, bribery, fraud and other bad acts, while he “used” to the public school teacher Illinois pension fund board.
At the insistence Duffy’s, Levine is exactly 30 years of drug use
Including the use of dirty wedding day long with other men at a hostel named Purple Chicago Hotel. Duffy’s lawyer Rezko whether anyone as cocaine, crystal and other methods of drug use may have nebelte Levine’s memory.
In addition, a large part of the process, the focus will be on the money - much of which in the form of campaign money in the careers of Obama and Blagojevich.
It is a flourishing, apparently local political history, fascinating in its details regarding world affairs underground, family ties and financial resources of Illinois at Chicago and policy has contributed to achieving a virtual unknown black lawyer from Chicago, maintains destroy politically and financially, and in the shot ….
Poli, candidates who today influx of thousands of thrills across the country with his eloquence.
Obama is currently the Assembly of Delegates of democratic accountability nominations for the presidency.
This story is long and standards ticket. We do it rarely. But for those who are problematic in every detail, it provides background information on the first links of a little-known policy came to the national political scene.
This is the story of two men, one of whom, or legal fees today. These are two of Illinois’ top Democrat politician - Gov. Blagojevich, who has frequently been raised in court, and Senator Obama, the disclosure was mentioned only. They are linked to each other in the saga Rezko, including through the many campaign cash he raised for them both.
At accustomed to the name. Rezko, currently in a long-term process at the federal level Chicago extortion and bribery booking fee. Few campaign contributors were more than Rezko responsible for the increase in the Blagojevich (Blah-gehey-ah-vitch), and Obama. Both politicians have come to him for policymaking and personal consultation - and a lot of money campaign.
Your intimate relationship in the centre of Rezko, born in Syria, a businessman and his money in real estate and restaurant franchise and is now daily in the courtroom of the US Federal District Judge Amy St. Eve. The process of daily events, the court Tribune Rezko blog.
For now, Blagojevich, elected in 2006, is more deeply enmeshed in the scandal Obama, which would not in any failure.
But every three operated trouble in the world of Illinois Democratic politics, in fundraising, family and relationships with associations of time savings invisible from local politics of the glue world.
Witnesses in time Rezko’s trial testimony that Rezko recommended that friends and colleagues working for the government and government agencies on the boards Illinois, where Blagojevich depending during the year 2003, and some of those friends Blagojevich were generous donors.
An initial evaluation version of the prosecutors exhibition was a spreadsheet. Prepared by an FBI agent, the table donor identification Rezko as in the provision of $ 1.43 million between 2001 and 2004, Blagojevich, the governor was elected the first time in the year 2002.
With Federal Election Commission, Illinois, and the recordings, The Times Dan Morain donors FBI report on the table Obama’s contributors. Ratet time, what happens.
Senator Obama has received $ 222000 for the same period in 2001-2004, Rezko Blagojevich donors.
And Obama, at least another $ 32000 for their presidential run - Rezko although, in 2006, has not been charged Obama, in the current campaign.
These Obama-Rezko Blagojevich donors are, in collaboration with members of his family, employees and associates of its various businesses. It is also the boss of a big company, investment Chicago Illinois Teachers Retirement has obtained public money to invest.
Jay Stewart, the non-profit government surveillance Better Government Assn. In Chicago, the so-called list of donors straddling a “Who’s who in the inner circle” Democratic politics in the land of Lincoln.
“Have they come from the same comprehensive policy on environment,” said Stewart Blagojevich and the Obama. “Yes. Pols Theyre Chicago. Knew Both Tony Rezko. Tony Rezko money.
In his presidential race, Obama has increasingly on small donations via the Internet to more than one million people. But when he began, Illinois policy, Stewart noted, “if you wanted money, it was necessary to ask the big guy.”
Rezko was a big boy. It was, for example, a link between Obama and Santa Monica developers Jay Wilton Wilton partners. On July 16, 2003, gave $ 5,000 in Wilton Obama, the first Senate run. A few days later, gave $ 50000 in Wilton Blagojevich, Illinois State registers.
Contrary to what the federal system, Illinois law of the State to finance the campaign allows donors to give as much as candidates for the state they want. So they do in Illinois.