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Obama/Wright '08!

I never thought I'd ever see video more damaging to Sen. Barack Obama's campaign than the first videos of Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ's sermons that emerged in mid-March.  Then I saw these:

Rezko Sued for Fraud By Son of Nation of Islam's Founder

When it rains it pours -- Tony Rezko has been sued for fraud by a son of the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad.  Businessman Jabir Herbert Muhammad has filed a lawsuit against Antoin "Tony" Rezko, claiming the indicted political fundraiser swindled him out of a home.  http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/v-print /story/288159.html


According to the suit, Rezko persuaded Muhammad, 78, and his wife Antonia Muhammad, 75, to make him the trustee of their South Side home, adjoining property and business affairs in the early 1990s because Jabir Herbert Muhammad's health was failing. The suit alleges that Rezko used the home, business and property for his own means, selling some of it and using it as collateral to build his own business.
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"I totally trusted Tony Rezko and he betrayed me. He worked for me for years and I gave him his start in business," Muhammad said in a statement. "I believe that he used my name, my credit, and my property to start his empire. ... He has given me no choice but to go to court to protect my family and my home. "
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Muhammad, a one-time manager for former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, said he hired Rezko into his fast-food and concession management business in the 1980s. Rezko also became a family friend.

"(Rezko) became so close, he was a virtual son," Morris said Saturday. "He was around all the time."

If true, this is sad.  It adds to the reputation of Rezko as an extremely corrupt person.



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