Blagos wife accused of taking payoffs too
source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-patti-03apr03,0,3345770.story
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Former Illinois First Lady Patricia Blagojevich, whose foul-mouthed diatribes are the object of comedy show scorn, was more closely implicated in her husband's alleged corruption scheme Thursday by federal authorities who now say she took thousands in payoffs for real estate work she never did.
Patricia Blagojevich, who turns 44 next Thursday, was not charged along with her husband and five others, but the 75-page federal indictment handed down Thursday provides new details on a lucrative real estate career unmasked by the Tribune over the last four years.
As many of her husband's top aides, friends and supporters cut deals for federal leniency in exchange for information, the once-secretive inner circle crumbles around the disgraced ex-governor.
Federal authorities, armed with details provided by his former confidants, now allege Patricia Blagojevich accepted more than $150,000 in real estate fees—including $54,396 in commissions she didn't earn—from a convicted real estate mogul involved in her husband's long-standing scheme to sell his office.
Patricia Blagojevich, who turns 44 next Thursday, was not charged along with her husband and five others, but the 75-page federal indictment handed down Thursday provides new details on a lucrative real estate career unmasked by the Tribune over the last four years.
As many of her husband's top aides, friends and supporters cut deals for federal leniency in exchange for information, the once-secretive inner circle crumbles around the disgraced ex-governor.
Federal authorities, armed with details provided by his former confidants, now allege Patricia Blagojevich accepted more than $150,000 in real estate fees—including $54,396 in commissions she didn't earn—from a convicted real estate mogul involved in her husband's long-standing scheme to sell his office.
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first blago and his wife, next emanuel and obama. all guilty of typical chicago politics. of course obama will escape without any harm or his name even getting mentioned. emanuels name has already been brought up a number of times.
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