Arabs in Chicago discover political clout and controversy.LINK.
Posted on 01/30/2008 12:31:23 AM PST by Rennes Templar
A federal judge didn't buy Antoin "Tony" Rezko's explanations Tuesday for how he came into millions of dollars after telling the court he was broke, ordering that he remain locked up in a federal jail until his much-anticipated trial next month.
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U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve, poised but clearly frustrated, was unmoved by the attempts by Rezko's lawyers to explain away a $3.5 million wire transfer that prosecutors contend was evidence he might have been preparing to flee abroad.
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St. Eve's decision to jail Rezko means his lawyers must now prepare their case with limited access to their client, a man at the center of a corruption case that has reached into the highest levels of state government and has proven to be a thorn in the presidential campaign of Barack Obama.
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At one point, St. Eve asked point-blank if Rezko had received any other loans since a controversial $3.5 million payment from Lebanon in April. Rezko could be seen whispering "no" to Duffy, but the attorney then took a five-minute break to privately confer with his client. The answer remained no.
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St. Eve, Amy J.
Born 1965 in Belleville, IL
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by George W. Bush on March 21, 2002, to a seat vacated by George W. Lindberg; Confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2002, and received commission on August 2, 2002.
Education:
Cornell University, B.A., 1987
Cornell Law School, J.D., 1990
Professional Career:
Private practice, New York City, 1990-1994
Associate independent counsel, Whitewater Independent Counsel’s Office, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1994-1996
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1996-2001
Senior counsel, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, 2001-2002
Race or Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Associate independent counsel, Whitewater Independent Counsel’s Office, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1994-1996
Of course.
Scary huh?
I’m trying to figure out if the guy got $3.5 million last April, why are they suspecting he will run now, when he’s had 10 months to do it, and he’s been cooperating?
I’m really not sure of what that means but it did catch my eye.
Something funny is going on....that’s all i could say.
We’ll know exactly what was going on if the guy has a heart attack in jail before the trial!
I don't think he's cooperating enough....
I think it means she worked for the Independent Counsel investigating Whitewater.
I know...that’s why i don’t know if there is anything to this story...but the timing is odd.
Yes. Barak Hussein Obama's best friend:
"That limited their financial risk if Rezko fled, raising fears of prosecutors that was exactly what the native of Syria planned."
Native of Syria, Lebanese banks, Hussein Obama presidential candidate.
yitbos
Names fascinate me. Amy St. Eve, sounds like a line of lingerie.
Rezko is an ace in the hole - one of the Klintons tools with a pulse to finish him off.
Obama al-Husseini and his Arab agent friends are scary enough without the Clintons.
Related to the Myrinks, good people with a family history of longevity.
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