And these days, we just don’t have Guido and the boys to take care of such things:
A political fundraiser on trial in a corruption case in Chicago is wanted in Nevada on allegations that he rang up more than $803,000 in Strip casino debts, court documents show.
Antoin “Tony” Rezko, who was awaiting a jury decision Thursday at his fraud trial in Chicago, is sought on a felony arrest warrant issued May 20 alleging he failed to repay 10 casino loans totaling $472,275 and dating to mid-2006 at Caesars Palace and Bally’s, Clark County court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer said.
Rezko, of Wilmette, Ill., also is named in a separate lawsuit alleging he owes $331,000 plus interest to the Bellagio for loans he received in February 2006.
Rezko is a real estate developer and fast-food entrepreneur who has raised thousands of dollars for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
As it turns out, Rezko does own a piece of property which might be sold to help pay off this debt – it is right behind Obama’s house and, as fate would have it, the property is perfectly useless to anyone other than Obama, as you can’t access the property except though Obama’s…given that Rezko’s purchase of this property greatly lowered the cost of Obama’s swell home, maybe it is time for Obama to return the favor to his long time and very close political friend?
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