Key Figure in Blagojevich Corruption Probe Found Dead

[bijou]

A key figure in ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's federal corruption case died Saturday of an apparent "aspirin overdose," a law enforcement source told the Chicago Sun-Times.   

Christopher Kelly, 51, was Blagojevich's former chief fundraiser, and was described by the newspaper as "go-to" guy in the ex-governor's administration. 

His family found him early Saturday morning and was pronounced dead several hours later at Cook County's Stroger hospital, where he had arrived by ambulance, said spokesman Marcel Bright. 

An autopsy was to be performed.

On Tuesday, Kelly admitted he paid $450,000 in kickbacks to an unnamed consultant who allegedly inflated cost estimates for repairs to hangars operated by American Airlines and United Air Lines at O'Hare International Airport. He was sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison. ...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/12/key-figure-blagojevich-corruption-probe-dead/

He was due to go to jail on 18th September, maybe he couldn't face it.

[thundley4]

Time to start keeping track of Blago's friend that mysteriously pass away.  We probably won't hear if any of them also had ties to 0Bama.