Posted on 09/12/2009 1:29:47 PM PDT 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsblogs.chicagotribune.com ...
Kelly’s gf???
http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Buhelos_Clarissa_1229627240.aspx
???
http://www.facebook.com/clarissa.flores1?_fb_noscript=1
Some are still warm. :D
CHICAGO, Ill. – An Illinois mayor says the former chief fundraiser for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich told a police officer before he died that “he did take an overdose.”
Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch said Sunday that authorities found a variety of drugs in a vehicle belonging to 51-year-old Christopher Kelly. Kelly died Saturday at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital in Chicago and Welch says police are investigating the death as suicide.
Welch says police want to interview 30-year-old Clarissa Flores-Bunelos (flor-EHZ boon-EH-los) of Chicago, who identified herself as Kelly’s girlfriend. The mayor also says police want to talk to a man who came to Oak Forest Hospital, where Kelly was initially treated, looking for Kelly’s black Cadillac Escalade.
excerpt from an update
Rut roh!
http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/peter-buhelos.asp?cycle=08
Buhelos, Peter
HIGHLAND PARK, IL
60035 $2,000 05/07/2007 P
FLORES FOR US - Democrat
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http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/committees/flores-for-us.asp?cycle=08
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2009/08/lobbying-for-us-senate-seat-continues.html
I’m just hoping the Blago/Burris boys did not get their hands dirty (smirk).
http://www.well.com/~art/suicidepge5.html
...Seemingly innocent aspirin is "one of the messiest, most complicated overdoses you ever hope to see," he said. People who swallow lots of aspirin react first by getting sick to their stomachs. Beyond that, it affects nearly every system in the body unpredictably, and two different people who took 100 aspirins could get sick in completely different ways. Aspirin is an acid. It burns the gastrointestinal tract from the inside. It changes the blood's pH level which is normally at 7.4 (close to neutral). It sometimes makes the blood acidic, but it also accelerates the brains' breathing control center, which puffs out carbon dioxide twice as fast as it normally would, and thus makes the blood alkaline. Either way, it throws off the metabolic balance among kidney, lung and blood. "It produces fever," McKinney said. "The fever, in turn, if it goes on long enough to overheat the brain, can cause seizures. You can burn out parts of your nervous system." Aspirin also carries a high risk of gastric hemorrhage. Occasionally people on aspirin overdoses become deaf or develop a ringing in their ears that doesn't go away...
Manny Flores. Any relation to the girlfriend?
Hmmmm, great find Maggie.
Manuel “Manny” Flores
http://www.flores1stward.com/AboutAldFlores/tabid/68/Default.aspx
Not a good way to go.
Bookmark for later.
It reads like a John Grisham novel.
Sorry I’ve been trying to get caught up....
This GF:
“. The woman is Mary Ann Dinovo, who works in human resources for the county tax review board...”
County Tax review board/Alderman B
Posted alot about him this week. At one time he had more in his war chest than Daley, Obama and Blank-O. More powerful than the mayor and no doubt more corrupt.....Check the first hundred posts in CHI- Crime: (some are your posts)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2151323/posts?q=1&;page=1
It was said that Kelly had more information on Blank-O and Obama than Rezko and was the reason they were waiting to sentence R. ..... To see what he could collaborate.
He also had the goods on Alderman B.
(The girlfriends always seem to be involved with the death)
BTW just found out that Rahm-E’s mommy was BIG in the UNION in Chicago....and is a power to be dealt with.
We’re working on it.....Have I freep mailed you the three that got me involved in the BC movement?
Blagojevich on Kelly: ‘Pressure’ led to pal’s death
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich today said prosecutors trying to pressure his friend and former fundraiser Christoper Kelly to testify against Blagojevich are at least partly responsible for Kelly’s death.
“Chris Kelly took his life because of the pressure he was under,” Blagojevich said today at the start of his radio show on WLS-AM.
He vowed to fight and win the charges against him in court.
“My friend Chris Kelly’s death will not be in vain.”
continues...
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/09/rod-blagojevich-on-christopher-kelly-death-his-trials-are-now-over.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-marco-morales-extradite_avilsep04,0,3608419.story
Scandal figure Marco Morales loses bid to stay in Mexico, his lawyer says
By Oscar Avila Tribune reporter
September 4, 2009
Marco Morales, a contractor convicted in a City Hall corruption scandal more than a decade ago, could be shipped back to the United States by next week after losing his final appeal against extradition from Mexico, his attorney said Thursday.
Morales pleaded guilty in 1996 to bribery and mail fraud as part of the wide-ranging Operation Silver Shovel probe. Morales said he bribed Anthony Pucillo, a former high-ranking Transportation Department official under Mayor Richard Daley.
Morales fled to Mexico in 1997 instead of reporting to prison as his plea agreement specified. He successfully challenged an initial extradition attempt in 2004, but U.S. officials tried again in 2006. “I am truly surprised,” his attorney, Jaime Tacher, said by phone. “We thought we were going to win this time like we won the first time.”
Officials with the U.S. Marshals Service in Chicago said they were unaware of the status of Morales. Because Morales has been out of the country for 12 years, it is not known what information, if any, he might offer prosecutors in any ongoing investigations surrounding City Hall.
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Catching up...............
Clarissa (from zoom)
CLARISSA BUHELOS
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Broker/Owner of Alta Group, Inc. an independent firm, Clarissa merged her company with one of the leading real estate brokerage firms in the Chicago area, Century 21 S.G.R., Inc.
...
Clarissa was on a FULL SCHOLARSHIP at what is considered one of the most prestigious schools in America.A Nike All-American and ranked the 17th best player in the country her Senior year, Clarissa also had a successful career as the starting guard for the Women’s Wildcat Basketball team.She completed her undergraduates degree in four years with a Bachelor’s in Economics.
...
In addition to her residential experience, Clarissa is very active in commercial investments and developments.
Mike Ferry Organization Clarissa is coached by the #1 real estate trainer in America.She is part of this exclusive program that is only for a select few of real estate professionals that want to be the best.Weekly coaching and extensive training makes her experience and knowledge in the real estate industry priceless.Clarissa’s passion and commitment to the industry is so that she can give her clients exceptional client service, which is why you can be assured that you hired the BEST person for the job.
WOW!
http://www.southtownstar.com/1768597,091409kelly.article#Comments_Container
Kelly called girlfriend for help
Police search for mystery man as death investigation starts
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A Country Club Hills police officer spoke to Kelly, who was sitting up and alert in his room at Oak Forest Hospital. “Kelly was very hesitant,” Welch said. “He was very ill, and not feeling well. And he was defensive.”
Welch refused to say what they discussed, except to reveal Kelly told the officer he had recently undergone surgery to his genitals. That was around 3:30 a.m. At 4:15 a.m. Kelly, 51, was transported to Stroger Hospital, where he later died.
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While at Oak Forest Hospital, officers also questioned Flores-Buhelos, who has since “lawyered-up,” as Welch put it, and won’t talk to police. Her wallet was found in the Escalade, which officers searched in the hospital parking lot. They also found drugs, though Welch would not comment on whether they were illegal, over-the-counter or prescription drugs.
“Flores told us she moved (Kelly) to the other seat and drove him from the lumber yard to Oak Forest Hospital,” Welch said. “She drove a car to (the lumber yard), or got a ride. So there has to be a third party here. There has to be a second car.”
A white man with gray hair was with Flores-Buhelos in the hospital waiting room while officers talked with her. A white man with gray hair - possibly the same man, Welch said - approached officers at the Escalade with the intention of driving it away. He had keys, but officers would not allow him to take the SUV. Officers did not get the name of the man, or men, in question. Welch said they’re looking for him now.
At the scene, officers found vomit in the parking lot, as they did on the Escalade. Kelly’s clothing, now in evidence, was also “soaked in vomit,” according to Welch. The Escalade had been in the parking lot of the lumber yard, outside an area secured by a locked gate, and adjacent to a storage facility. Welch said police are looking into whether Kellly had a vehicle - possibly a boat - or other belongings stored at the site.
Check out #138.
“recently undergone surgery to his genitals”
???
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