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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on federal corruption charges regarding the filling of President Obama 's vacant Senate seat and other charges. Tony Rezko, 1 fast-food entrepreneur and Chicago real estate developer. Major contributor to Illinois politicians.
It's a historic home (though by dubious standards), and it's for sale: It's where federal wiretaps recorded the governor of Illinois discussing how to profit from an appointment to President Obama ...
Blagojevich disagreed with many state Democrats while in office, with House and Senate Republican leaders Frank Watson and Tom Cross often refereeing among the Democrats. [20] During 2008, Blagojevich even expressed fear that House Democrats would gain more seats and he would face more opposition. [50] Blagojevich's lieutenant governor was Pat ...
A number of controversies related to Rod Blagojevich, formerly the Governor of Illinois, were covered in the press during and after his administration. [1] In addition to a reputation for secrecy that was noted by the Associated Press, [2] Blagojevich was the subject of political, legal, and personal controversies similar to those of his predecessor, Republican Governor George Ryan.
A federal judge this week channeled one of the most famous children’s authors of the last century in telling off ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his efforts to regain the right to run for ...
Tony Rezko. Antoin Rezko (born 1955) is an American businessman and convict, and former friend of (and major fundraiser for) Barack Obama. Rezko was largely a fundraiser for the Illinois Democratic and some Republican politicians. After becoming a major contributor to Rod Blagojevich 's successful election for governor, Rezko assisted ...
Operation Board Games is a federal fraud investigation initiated by United States Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald in December 2003, in order to investigate suspected fraud and extortion activity by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The investigation's name is a reference to two governing bodies in Illinois: one board controlling the Teacher's ...
Springwood, Franklin D. Roosevelt's Hyde Park, New York home. The Kennedy Compound, John F. Kennedy's Hyannis Port, Massachusetts home. La Casa Pacifica, Richard Nixon's San Clemente, California home. Walker's Point, George H. W. Bush's Kennebunkport, Maine home. This is a list of notable homes where presidents resided with their families ...