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DOG BITES MAN, IT'S COLD IN DECEMBER, AND THERE'S...

December 14, 2007

...Corruption and Tax Fraud in Illinois. Russ Fox reports:

Christopher Kelly, a former adviser to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, has been indicted on federal charges of tax fraud. Mr. Kelly is accused of understating more than $1.3 million on his business and personal income tax returns.

You have to love Illinois Governor Blagojevich's mad skills in selecting advisors:

The indictment alleges that he placed wagers worth millions with both bookies in Chicago and at Las Vegas casinos and then paid the debts off with corporate funds from his roofing business as business expenses. Governor Blagojevich, according to the Chicago Tribune, selected Mr. Kelly to be his gambling adviser "...because Kelly is an avid gambler and high-roller and he often travels to Las Vegas on weekends."

No word on whether he has binge drinkers on his liquor boards and meth addicts on his drug policy advisory panels.

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