Untitled Page

ORDERED TO JAIL

From Staff & Wire Services

Posted Jan. 29, 2008 – It doesn’t look like an embattled Illinois real estate developer with ties to Sen. Barack Obama – arrested on charges of extortion and money laundering – will be back on the street any time soon.

Advertisement

Antoin “Tony” Rezko, the businessman whose name Sen. Hillary Clinton invoked during her heated exchange with Sen. Barack Obama last week, had his $2 million bond revoked after the judge learned that the defendant wasn’t as broke as he had testified; he received $3.5 million from a Lebanon company, which the judge said made him a flight risk.

He was arrested at his home near Chicago on Monday, and the judge ordered him into custody.

A longtime fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Obama, Rezko slung at Obama during the last Democratic debate when Clinton accused her rival of being involved Rezco’s "slum lord business."

Obama has said he was completely unaware of the problems associated with Rezko (pictured above), and several news reports have characterized Clinton’s characterization of their relationship as unfair.

Neither Obama nor Blagojevich have been accused of any wrongdoing concerning their acceptance of Rezko contributions.

Would you like to post a comment? You need to be a registered BET.com user.
Login or Register for free

USER COMMENTS

  • "ytbet.com"
  • is for hateful racist white people(whitey), staff & wire services devils. 400 years white folk, 400 years.
  • "the truth of the matter is"
  • just about every politician on capital hill has received money from the arabs, rather it be for donations, business, or otherwise. when is b.e.t. going to talk about the real political issues-like next week's "super tuesday", instead of trying to promote more negative campaign mud slinging. i'm going to another website that is talking about the real issues instead of "slum politics". b.e.t., please catch up.
  • "and, whose really laundering"
  • money from the arabs. go to this website to find out: http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11 190
  • "again go to:"
  • http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/the- rezko-clinton-connection/
  • "b.e.t.-let's get the facts"
  • concerning obama and antoin "tony" rezko correct-be fair and correct about this petty issue. go to: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/the- rezko-clinton-connection/ so, you can see a picture of hillary and bill clinton standing with antoin "tony" rezko. and, hillary tried to claim prior to this that she never even met antoin "tony" rezko. there's also an article along with the picture that explains obama's "legal" association with antoin "tony" rezko.
  • "obama's not the only one..."
  • shame on you bet for just tying this to solely obama. the media wants to tie it obama but in reality the clintons also received money from rezko as well. so don't go blaming one man. to those against obama, i trust obama more than i trust the clintons. i used to admire bill clinton but after he started saying crap against obama, he lost that luster that he used to have. how can one man, who's held the presidency for 8 years, start saying crap against someone else who's looking for the presidency as well? you don't see the other surviving presidents going out and saying slander against oth
  • "stop hatin obama"
  • ya'll need to lighten up ans stop hatin on dude. . hil knows that she can lose this. thats why she has be trippin on us like she cares but sdo she really ? have you been hearing the way she talks about us
  • "tony rezko"
  • i knew this obama cook was a lying thief hes a damn drug dealer to .so now all you white asses want to vote for this lying tradior ?wow got to be the drugs.its sure not his smarts .hillary has exposed obama many of a time for theis mony laundering a billions of dollars to iraq.so now maybe you see this blation lyer for what he really is and nothing more.
  • "tony rezko"
  • how is it that tony rezko is in jail and obama is is not?how is it that hes running for president when hea a tradior and a blaton lyer?and hillary is called a lyer when shes has said all along that obama is a tradior and a bigot.i want obama in jail for his trading with iraq we are fighting in iraq and these two dirty bastards are laundering mone to our country and now tony rezko is in jail and this damn theif obama is running for president .come on give me a damn break .wake up america hes a money hungery laudering bastard. and needs to be in jail with rezko.obama is alcadia and he need to be
  • "don't trust obama"
  • i told you there was something shady about obama. hillary all the way baby.