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Indicted Blago Fundraiser Dead In Apparent Suicide
Zachary Roth | September 14, 2009, 11:14AM
Christopher Kelly
The former top fundraiser for Rod Blagojevich died over the weekend in an apparent suicide.
Chris Kelly was found Friday night slumped over the wheel of his black Cadillac Escalade in a lumber yard in suburban Country Club Hills outside Chicago. Drugs were found in the vehicle. Kelly died Saturday morning in a Chicago hospital.
Kelly, a high-stakes gambler, faced eight years in prison for hiding income that he used to pay gambling debts, and for participating in an $8.5 million fraud involving roofing work on airline hangars at O'Hare International Airport. He was also facing trial for his role in the alleged pay-for-play corruption connected to Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor.
Topics: Chris Kelly, Rod Blagojevich
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