ILL-inois corruption 4/10/13: Rev. Wright's daughter indicted

Rev. Wright's former church

The Rev. Wright--President Obama's America-hating former pastor--has a daughter who was indicted today in federal court. And wouldn't you know--the charges are centered on misuse of Illinois grant funds.

From the Chicago Tribune:

The daughter of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright — the controversial former pastor to President Barack Obama — was indicted today in an expanding federal probe of a state grant tied to a former suburban police chief.

Jeri Wright of Hazel Crest is accused of helping former Country Club Hills Police Chief Regina Evans convert fake paychecks from Evans’ nonprofit to Evans’ personal use, allegedly hiding money that was supposed to be used to train minority and female workers in the building trades.

Federal prosecutors in the Illinois' central district say Jeri Wright received about $28,000 in grant-tied paychecks in 2009, but $20,000 of that was deposited back into accounts controlled by Evans. Prosecutors also say Wright then lied to officers and a grand jury.

The charges emerge about a year after Evans was charged with fraud in relation to a $1.25 million job training grant awarded to her nonprofit, We Are Our Brothers Keeper.

Coincidentally, Michelle Obama, another former member of the Rev. Wright's church, was in Chicago today.

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