The questions surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, already the subject of an FBI probe, now extend to his wife, Patti Blagojevich, whose real estate dealings some say could represent the kind of quid pro quo politics that has brought her husband scrutiny in the past. Patti Blagojevich’s firm, River Realty, received $100,000 in commissions from a developer, whose family’s company witnessed a spike in state payments after Blagojevich was elected governor. The reports surfaced in the course of the FBI’s investigation of Tony Rezko, an Illinois fundraiser connected to the governor and convicted in June of fraud. (Chicago Sun Times)
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