I’ve previously covered pay to play in Illinois. The Blagojevich complaint has prompted reports that the new law was fueling a “dash for cash.” Gov. Blagojevich was on a mad dash for $2.5 million in campaign cash in advance of a new state law that will stop him from taking political donations from state contractors […]
Month: December 2008
Candidate 5 is Jesse Jackson Jr.
Candidate 5 is Jesse Jackson Jr., according to this report. According to the [Blagojevich] criminal complaint, on Oct. 31st, Blagojevich was overheard saying of Candidate 5, “We were approached ‘pay to play,’ that, you know, he’d raise me 500 grand. An emissary came. Then the other guy would raise a million, if I made him […]
Shays Embezzlement Case Update
The AP has an update on the alleged embezzlement of Shays campaign funds. Two Republicans familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the investigation is pending said the suspicions involve Michael Sohn, who was Shays’ campaign manager for the past several elections. Sohn left last week for his honeymoon in […]