November 16, 2009: Michael Scott,Chicago Board of Education president was found dead a self-inflicted gunshot wound on the banks of the Chicago River....News accounts WRT his role as a member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee suggested that he had engaged in a conflict of interest by helping a group of ministers develop land near a proposed Olympic site. =====================================
OBAMA AND HIS CRONIES LINED-UP TO PROFIT FROM THE OLYMPICS This needs to be investigated (but don't hold your breath).
David Axelrod's Chicago PR firm did all the upfront work to prepare Chicago’s losing Olympic bid presentation to the IOC (Axelrod is a top WH aide).
Four of the five co-chairs of Obama’sinaugural committee continue to have unpaid leadership roles in Chicago Olympics 2016: Pat Ryan, the chairman and CEO of Chicago 2016; John Rodgers, treasurer and director of Chicago 2016 (once married to WH social secy Desiree Rodgers who was ousted over the Sahali incident); Bill Daley, former Clinton administration commerce secretary and brother of the Chicago mayor; and Penny Pritzker, the Chicago businesswoman and Hyatt hotel heiress who led Obama’s meteoric presidential campaign fundraising.
Pritzker’s family also owns or manages other hotels named by Chicago 2016 as the accommodations for Olympic workers, press and family members.
Ryan and Priztker each contributed $100,000 or more to Chicago Olympics 2016. As did WH Social Secretary Desiree Rogers, an Obama family friend, who also served on the Chicago committee. It still counts Obama confidant and vacation companion Eric Whitaker among its members.
The Obama insider in the WH, Valerie Jarrett, a Chicago slumlord, owns Chicago property she apparently planned to turn into Olympic Villages (she flew to Copenhagen for the losing effort). Jarrett was replaced as Chicago Olympics 2016 vice-chair by Martin Nesbitt, treasurer of Obama’s campaign, and another Obama family insider.
ASK Public Strategies, the Chicago-based corporate public relations company founded by Obama political guru David Axelrod and owned and run by some of Obama’s top presidential campaign consultants, was paid “in the tens of thousands” of dollars by Chicago Olympics 2016 to do “communication management [and] planning,” said former Axelrod partner Eric Sedler, who did not work for Obama's campaign, but was in Copenhagen, along with Pritzker and Jarrett.
“ASK Public Strategies worked on the bid for three years and for 2/3 of that time our work was pro bono,” said Sedler, who would not speculate on whether the company would be in line for more Olympic work if the IOC picked Chicago (duh).
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CONCLUSIONS Obama's cronies have too much influence over the office of the President of the United States. That they can literally compel him to expend millions of tax-payer dollars to use two US govt planes, govt personnel, and other govt resources, to make a personal appeal to the IOC, speaks of a terrible, systemic corruption. Also makes one wonder if Obama was getting a cut of the deals.
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"In an ominous sign of a still-spreading political scandal, federal officials are probing potential misuse of U.S. funds by exiled Metra chief Phil Pagano (who killed himself)." U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill. called on the inspector general of the US Department of Transportation to "investigate whether any federal funds were misused or spent in any unauthorized way."
BTW, did you know that Sen Dick Durbin went to Denmark with the Ohaha's and the Chicago Olympics 2016 Committee?. They Ohaha's were so sneaky as to who went. They took two govt planes---musta been quite a crowd. Videos aired from Denmark showed a few unfamiliar faces. Oprah was kept under wraps. Mrs Ohaha was shown getting off the plane alone. Only the Ohaha's were supposed to "shine"......er, ah, make that, bomb. LOL.
It’s a Chicago Way “suicide” epidemic ...
(There is at least one other “suicide” of which the name escapes me at the moment.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2388072/posts
Questions ... The Scott suicide ...
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 11/17/09 | MICHAEL SNEED
Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:38:00 AM by AtlasStalled
The big question? Why didn’t Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott leave a suicide note? “In many instances, a note apologizing to family and loved ones is left behind by a suicide victim,” said a top cop source.
u The big irony: “The suicide is a shocker. Michael Scott seemed to like himself too much to end his own life,” said a Scott observer.
u The big probe: Although the Cook County medical examiner’s office has ruled Scott’s death a suicide, the police will investigate the possibility of foul play. “They will be looking to see if Scott had amended or changed his will recently,” said a source.
u The big clout: Scott, who has been described as a Mayor Daley “go to” guy, was seated at Daley’s table during the 1983 mayoral debate, when Daley and Harold Washington were running against Mayor Jane Byrne in the Dem primary,” said a Byrne source.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2338176/posts?page=100#100
Sources say they’ve been notified key Blagojevich probe figure is dead (The Chicago Way)
Chicago Tribune ^ | 9/12/2009 | Jeff Coen
Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 3:29:47 PM by Velveeta
Two sources with knowledge of the situation told the Tribune today they have been notified that Christopher Kelly, a key figure into the federal corruption probe into former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is dead.
Plead guilty on Tuesday, dead by Saturday. The Chicago Way.
Here’s some background:
In the 28-page plea, Kelly admits to a litany of fraud while his roofing company worked as a contractor at O’Hare, including working with an insider to rig bids and fraudulently win contracts. That insider is accused of inflating the budget numbers and, in return, Kelly paid him at least $450,000 in kickbacks, according to the plea.
Kelly admitted he doctored invoices as a way to divert money to pay off personal gambling and other debt, including to repay $700,000 convicted businessman Tony Rezko gave him to buy a home, according to charges.
Rezko has been in jail since his conviction last June. He, too, voluntarily surrendered. Shortly after, he began providing information to the government.
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1758709,blagojevich-chris-kelly-plea-chicago-090809.article
1 posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 3:29:48 PM by Velveeta
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Burris witness’ death accidental - Family puzzled by his missing briefcase
Chicago Sun-Times (IL) - Friday, July 17, 2009
Author: Matt Hanley, Beacon News; Sun-Times Media Group
A Kendall County coroner jury ruled Thursday that the death of a key figure in the perjury investigation of Sen. Roland Burris was an accident.
John Ruff , 42, of Lake Holiday, died June 8 when his BMW Z-3 ran off Rogers Road on the far western edge of Kendall County.
Police said the crash is a case of inattentive driving.
Ruff ‘s family, however, still has some questions about the crash. Ruff was a witness in a perjury case involving President Obama’s former Senate seat.
The family wants to know what happened to Ruff ‘s briefcase.
“Yes, it could have been a total accident, but if he was run off . . .” said Ruff ‘s sister, Kathy Boydstun. “There were some people very angry when he came forward.”
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But in March, Ruff raised the prospect of a possible trade-off between Blagojevich and Burris. Ruff recalled a conversation with Burris’ business partner, Fred Lebed, who allegedly said he had discussions about Burris’ interest in the Senate appointment with Blagojevich representatives as early as October.
That information contradicted Burris’ claim that neither Burris nor his representatives spoke with Blagojevich or his representatives before Dec. 26. Lebed accused Ruff at the time of being on a “witch-hunt” and fabricating that story.
“There is more to be discovered,” Ruff told the Chicago Sun-Times.
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The family believes the crash might have been an accident, but they’re puzzled by a work briefcase they say is missing. Boydstun said her brother took the briefcase everywhere and kept important documents in it. The briefcase was not recovered from the car and has not turned up in Ruff ‘s home or home office, Boydstun said.
