Obama Paid $300,000 Less Than The Asking Price For His Mansion, While Tony Rezkos Wife Paid Full Price For A
Vacant Lot Next Door On The Very Same Day. Two years ago, Obama bought a mansion on the South Side, in the
Kenwood neighborhood, from a doctor. On the same day, [Antoin Tony] Rezkos wife, Rita Rezko, bought the vacant lot next
door from the same seller. The doctor had listed the properties for sale together. He sold the house to Obama for $300,000
below the asking price. The doctor got his asking price on the lot from Rezkos wife. (Tim Novak, Obama And His Rezko Ties,
Chicago Sun-Times, 4/23/07)
The Seller Of Obamas Home Wanted To Sell Both Properties At The Same Time. On the same day Obama
closed on his house, Rezkos wife bought the adjacent empty lot, meeting the condition of the seller who wanted to sell
both properties at the same time. (Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz, The Rezko Connection, ABC News The Blotter Blog,
abcnews.go.com, 1/10/08)
Obama Later Purchased A Portion Of Rezkos Land For $104,500; It Was Valued At $40,500. Later, the Obamas bought
a 10-foot-by-150-foot piece of the lot for $104,500. An appraisal put the value of the strip at $40,500, a spokesman said, but
Obama considered it fair to pay one-sixth of the original price for one-sixth of the lot. (Peter Slevin, Obama Says He Regrets Land
Deal With Fundraiser, The Washington Post, 12/17/06)
Rezko Was Convicted Of Wire And Mail Fraud, Money Laundering, And Aiding And Abetting Bribery. A federal jury
today convicted developer Antoin Tony Rezko of corruption charges for trading on his clout as a top adviser and fundraiser to
Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Rezko's guilty verdict on 16 of 24 corruption counts could have broad repercussions for Blagojevich,
who made Rezko a central player in his kitchen cabinet. It could also prove a political liability for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, who
once counted Rezko as a friend and fundraiser, as the likely Democratic presidential nominee heads into the general election
campaign against Republican John McCain. The jury convicted Rezko of wire and mail fraud, money laundering and aiding
and abetting bribery. He was acquitted of attempted extortion. (Bob Secter and Jeff Coen, Rezko Convicted Of Corruption, Chicago
Tribune, 6/4/08)
it's to bad if mccain has used illegal money. good thing i don't support him and will not be voting for him.
