Federal Inquiry Into Blagojevich Turns to University Admissions
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Excerpt:
By KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
Published: June 18, 2009
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors are trying to determine if former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and his allies used political muscle to influence student admissions at three state universities.
United States Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald issued subpoenas .........
The request was related to Mr. Blagojevich and three of his co-defendants on criminal corruption charges, William Cellini, Christopher Kelly and Alonzo Monk.
The investigation also seeks records related to Antoin Rezko, .......
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investigate accusations that hundreds of students at the University of Illinois had been admitted because of their families’ political connections.
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The Chicago Tribune has reported that as many as 800 applicants to the university had been admitted because of political patronage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/us/19donors.html?ref=us
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Good post by ETL at site. More dots to connect.