Thursday, November 18, 2010
Politicians - U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
More of the same...
Alana Goodman reports on the National Legal and Policy Center website:
"Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) admitted to the FBI that he accepted free upgrades on a town home he purchased from convicted Chicago influence-peddler Tony Rezko, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The congressman has previously been the subject of a federal investigation for engaging in real estate deals with a developer named Calvin Boender.
During a 2008 interview with the FBI, Gutierrez reportedly said that he asked Rezko for upgrades on the town house before purchasing it. The congressman claimed that the price of the home had risen by $35,000 since he had first considered buying it, and Rezko agreed to give him an additional bathroom and a higher quality carpet to make up for the increase in cost.
Gutierrez's claims to the FBI contradicted previous statements that he made to the Sun-Times in 2006."
