Posted on 09/12/2009 1:57:04 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Two sources with knowledge of the situation told the Tribune today they have been notified that Christopher Kelly, a key figure in the federal corruption probe into former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is dead.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office today confirmed that a body identified as Christopher Kelly was brought to the morgue from Stroger Hospital. The office would not provide any details, including his age, address and manner of death, because the family had not yet arrived at the office.
Kelly’s attorney, Michael Monico, declined to comment today when reached by a Tribune reporter.
Kelly is a former confidant and top fundraiser for Blagojevich, who was accused of using his office to leverage campaign donations and benefits for himself and his family.
Kelly, who was indicted alongside Blagojevich in April, pleaded guilty this week in a separate federal case.
On Tuesday, in a surprise move just a day before his scheduled trial, Kelly, owner of a roofing business, pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud as part of a kickback scheme to illegally obtain $8.5 million in work at O'Hare International Airport.
At the time, Kelly, 51, said he was under pressure from federal prosecutors to cooperate in their investigation of Blagojevich, but he refused.
Kelly faced a sentence of almost 5 years in prison on top of the roughly 3 years in prison he got in June for his guilty plea to tax offenses.
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He swallowed a bottle of aspirin?? A VERY unusual way for a guy to kill himself...but, it is effective. Aspirin overdoses are hard to treat...
Any ties between Blago, Kelly, Rezko, Barry, and Michelle for hospital expansion scheme (Blago allegedly tried to get campaign contribution for state approval of hospital expansions)?
In Chicago, I would believed almost everything.
Musta been real messy.
Dirt ah um vacation .
So how many people have died connected to Obama now?
The passport guy shot in front of a church.
The bank guy who hung himself.
Christopher Kelly linked to Chicago corruption at the time Obama was senator.
The gays (2?)who were in his Rev Wright church.Never found the killers.
I totally blame Obama for the men lost in Afghanistan two days ago who yelled for air cover and it was refused to save civilians. They were not around any.
Obama is responsible for every death in Afghanistan. He is too busy with his power grabs to decide on sending more troops. So then bring them all home Obama.
I miss Bush and I pray for our troops safety under under this criminal.
Anybody got any others besides the death of our freedom?
"Rolly the Boo"? Whaaa....? Significance of the nick, please?
Yup!!!!
Politics the Chicago way!
Nice to see some American traditions continue to endure, eh??
"Oh, hell! Call Obama -- the White House toilet just backed up!"
Good question, he was due to go to prison for kickbacks on roofing jobs at Ohare Airport... but isn’t that pretty much common practice in Illinois, NY, NJ???? and he was a fundraiser for Blago.... I read Salicylate poisoining...
Depends on who did the hit.
Didn't they make the movie Double Indemnity in Chicagoland?
Well ..... double indemnity, double insurance, double secret.
Tylenol is worse
I think it might be become hearsay unless they have other evidence to back up what he said.
A local radio personality intersperses 'Winnie the Poo' audio with 'Rolly the Boo' audio since Roland has a unique type of voice that sounds like the Disney character. "Boo" is often used in the 'hood as referring to a special person, okay Boo?
The following is from the Urban Dictionary, a needed source of data when dealing with Barry or Chicago-Urban politics.
2. boo
boo is a term that is derived from the French word "beau" meaning beautiful. In 18th century England it meant an admirer, usually male. It made it's way into Afro-Caribean language perhaps through the French colonisation of some Caribean islands.
Now meaning girl or boyfriend
"this is what I'm saying boo, it's all about you"
Another example: Wee-weed-up
1. wee weed up
To become hysterical. Only used when giving a speech without a teleprompter. Is currently being spread around the internets as a catchphrase, but that depends on what the meaning of "is" is.
Ex: "Dude, don't get all wee weed up about ketchup being a vegetable. Have some with your pototoe."
While I abhor having to refer to the Urban Dictionary, it has become a necessity rather than shrugging and saying "WTF was dat"?
From BNO News-
Former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he is “deeply saddened” to hear Christopher Kelly has died.
Nope...not as an acute overdose. Until the safety caps were started, aspirin was the leading cause of accidental overdose in kids. Acetominophen overdose is no picnic, for sure though...
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