The drip...drip...drip...of Tony Rezko

One of the hurdles Barack Obama faces in his quest to win the Democratic presidential nomination is of the manner his former pal, Tony Rezko, continues to make news.

Here's today's edition, from the Chicago Sun-Times:

Four years after a company with ties to indicted political insider Tony Rezko landed a lucrative no-bid Cook County contract, there's no evidence the firm has done any work for the millions of dollars it has made.

Crucial Communications is a minority-owned subcontractor on AT&T's pact to provide phone services at the county jail. But a recent audit shows the company has not submitted any documents showing what it has done for the more than $2 million it has received, other than help AT&T meet its minority contracting requirement.

Crucial Communications is headed by Jabir Muhammad, son of former Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. In 2005, the City of Chicago accused Muhammad of serving as a minority front for Rezko on an O'Hare Airport contract.

Next month, or maybe next week, there will be something else. I don't have any inside information, but Rezko had his hands in so many deals, it's almost a certainty that the drip...drip...dripping will continue.

Related post: Obama ties to Rezko rotten to the core

Thanks for the link: Ridge99

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