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Obama is not having much luck lately. Maybe he should just vacation in Hawaii till Jan.
First we have the Blago problem that looks to have snared Obama's future Chief of Staff.
And now we have Richardson's donor being looked at by a grand jury in a pay to play scheme.
Seems this company gave money to Richardson PAC prior to being given a contract within the state of New Mexico.
We may have to start to tally sheet of Obama associates who either resigned or quit due to legal problems.
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First we have the Blago problem that looks to have snared Obama's future Chief of Staff.
And now we have Richardson's donor being looked at by a grand jury in a pay to play scheme.
Seems this company gave money to Richardson PAC prior to being given a contract within the state of New Mexico.
We may have to start to tally sheet of Obama associates who either resigned or quit due to legal problems.
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Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- A federal grand jury is investigating how a company that advised Jefferson County, Alabama, on bond deals that threaten to cause the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, did similar work in New Mexico after making contributions to Governor Bill Richardson?s political action committees.
The grand jury in Albuquerque is looking into Beverly Hills, California-based CDR Financial Products Inc., which received almost $1.5 million in fees from the New Mexico Finance Authority in 2004 after donating $100,000 to Richardson?s efforts to register Hispanic and American Indian voters and pay for expenses at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, people familiar with the matter said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation asked current and former officials from the state agency if any staff members in the governor?s office influenced CDR?s hiring, said the people, who declined to be identified because the proceedings are secret. Richardson, who is President-elect Barack Obama?s designate for Commerce Secretary, has a staff of at least 30 people.
?They?re looking at everything related to CDR,? William Sisneros, the finance agency?s chief executive officer, said of the FBI probe. ?They?re just trying to evaluate all the relationships to see what CDR was doing for the money.?... (more at the link)