Orlando Jones and Christopher Kelly are Chicagoans who committed suicide not too long ago. FBI agents found Tony Rezko at Orlando Jones house after his suicide in violation of a judge's order regarding his bail conditions. Both Jones and Kelly are mentioned in this story:
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"FBI agents responding to information regarding the suicide of Rezko's associate Orlando Jones were surprised to find Rezko at the Jones home after Jones' suicide."
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Two of those documents already made headlines. One showed that Gov. Blagojevich -- who once relied on Rezko's political fund-raising prowess and advice -- was questioned by federal agents "on multiple occasions" and denied having conversations described in court by two key prosecution witnesses. Another showed prosecutors considered calling witnesses -- but ultimately didn't -- to testify about money Rezko raised for his longtime friend, Sen. Barack Obama.
Other secrets that were hidden in those records:
• • Rezko had a net worth of $53 million in 2003, and his finances were so complicated that he hired several accountants to compile his 111-page federal income-tax return.
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• • Rezko struck a deal last August with fellow Blagojevich fund-raiser Christopher G. Kelly to settle a $1.7 million debt -- money that Kelly, who is awaiting trial on tax charges related to gambling, had invested in Rezko companies between 2002 and 2006.
In the fall of 2006, Kelly "expressed concern that his investment with Rezko would be a total loss," prosecutors wrote.
Maybe thats what drove him to kill himself too.
The settlement had Rezko giving Kelly a small stake in a 62-acre South Loop site that Rezko was trying to develop. The property is now controlled by Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born billionaire. Kelly got a loan for an undisclosed amount from an Auchi company earlier this year. It's unclear if that's tied to his stake in the South Loop property.
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Christopher Kelly was a former adviser and fundraiser for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Kelly died of an apparent drug overdose on September 12, 2009. His "girlfriend" Clarissa J. Flores Buhelos found him ill in his SUV at a lumberyard. She drove Kelly to a hospital where he later died.http://www.suntimes.com/1767469,christopher-kelly-blagojevich-dead-091209.article4 Kelly was married to Carmen Kelly and had three daughters.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-christopher-kelly-dead-13sep13,0,3919783.story3
Kellly was facing eight years in prison after pleading guilty to a $8.5 million fraud scheme related to a kickback scheme involving his roofing business and O'Hare airport. In addition, Kelly, who reportedly had a gambling problem, was also a major figure in Blagojevich's federal corruption case.http://www.suntimes.com/1767469,christopher-kelly-blagojevich-dead-091209.article4
Christopher Kelly's Death
A 30-year-old woman named Clarissa J. Flores Buhelos drove Kelly to a hospital on Saturday, September 12, 2009, where he later died from an drug overdose. Police said Kelly and the woman had been communicating via text messages earlier that evening. She found Kelly in his SUV at a lumber yard.http://www.suntimes.com/1767469,christopher-kelly-blagojevich-dead-091209.article4
On Sunday, September 13, 2009, authorities were investigating the death as an overdose.
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