The Marty Nesbitt Pay-to-Play Report: Version 1.1
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February 14, 2012 9:00p (CT) Publisher’s UPDATE: Effective at 9:00p (CT) on Valentine’s Day 2012 the Chicago Housing Authority has not updated its omission of the Q-and-A from September 18, 2007 at ‘open CHA public meeting forum‘ at Apartamentos Las Americas /1611 South Racine.
Why has the Chicago Housing Authority replaced the September 18, 2007 Q-and-A with the October 16, 2007 Q-and-A? http://www.thecha.org/filebin/board/Q_A_Oct_16_2007.pdf
How and when will Mayor Emanuel’s Chicago Housing Authority remedy the above that was first reported on Sunday evening – February 12, 2012?
Have my question(s) from the September 18, 2007 been edited or scrubbed? Why aren’t the September 18, 2007 Q-and-A listed?
According to my notes, I specifically asked Marty Nesbitt and the rest of the CHA Board of Commissioners if Marty and the rest of the Board were aware that 626 West Jackson was being subjected to an active Federal Investigation? My very direct, yet simple question was in response to Marty Nesbitt’s attempt to ‘buffalo me’ in advance of same September 18, 2007 meeting. Neither Marty Nesbitt or any of the CHA Board of Commissioners responded to same question.
Stay tuned.
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February 14, 2012 (8:45p CT): Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
By Thomas R. Bennett, Publisher of NuclearChicago.com
“What it all boils down to is this: I want the new closeness to continue. And it will, as long as we make it clear that we will continue to act in a certain way as long as they continue to act in a helpful manner. If and when they don’t, at first pull your punches. If they persist, pull the plug.” President Ronald W. Reagan
While our immediate family has been active in income real estate since the 1970‟s, we disposed of our last multi-family property in Fall 2001. During late Fall 2003, I began the process of rebuilding our family platform from scratch with a focus almost exclusively dedicated to office, retail and healthcare. Since 2004, our platform has generated gross revenues of several hundred thousand dollars until 2007 as while I was conducting business during 2007 – I was subjected to two (2) separate shakedowns on two (2) separate transactions as well as a separate instance of explicit extortion.
The first shakedown took place during Q12007 while actively advising a long-time client on a corporate relocation to 247 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois. At the time of the Q12007 shakedown attempt, I refused to capitulate to shakedown attempt or contact authorities, at that time, as shakedown was from a licensed attorney (and co-principal of long-time client). Further, I had not yet gathered enough information to corroborate other actors that participated in shakedown scheme involving over $200,000 and without first procuring full-body of evidence – irreparable harm to my long-time client could have been incurred as client is an emerging technology company that was viewed as an otherwise reputable technology firm serving our nation’s legal industry. I am now actively seeking remedies to the above-circumstances as subject-transaction involved substantial city, state and federal incentives (National Park Service, Department of The Interior and IRS).
The second shakedown took place during Summer 2007 while actively bidding-upon the former headquarters of the Chicago Housing Authority – funded almost exclusively via The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. While the Summer 2007 shakedown was more of a veiled attempt at a shakedown – subsequent actions, behavior and deeds of involved parties, including, but not limited to the then Chairman of the Chicago Housing Authority, Marty Nesbitt – who also served as Treasurer to both the Obama for America and Obama Victory Fund, respectively.
Based upon reported Federal investigations into 626 West Jackson as well as other high-profile real estate deals, I refused to participate in any type of behavior that could be remotely interpreted as Pay-to-Play. To this end, I simply refused to accommodate the disingenuous congeniality of Marty Nesbitt via campaign donation(s) to Obama for America or any other Democratic or Chicago Machine Cause (i.e., Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee) as Marty Nesbitt’s behavior was implicit and, possibly, can be viewed as explicit by some parties. In an attempt to remedy the developing culture of corruption, I also refused to accommodate the overtures of intermediaries acting on behalf of the winning bidder – Sterling Bay – a prolific contributor to various Democratic Candidates – including, but not limited to Obama For America and Obama Victory Fund, respectively.
While the culture of corruption was developing during Q32007 and Q42007, I was ultimately successful in generating a spotlight and justified scrutiny involving the Chicago Housing Authority disposition and the corresponding bidding process. In fact, the Chicago Sun-Times published a September 10, 2007 article – Is CHA selling site for less than highest offer? – during same time period.
Unfortunately, fluent Farsi and Sun-Times Reporter Abdon Pallasch failed to mention the subject-property‟s direct involvement in a corresponding Federal Investigation involving John “Bernard Barton” Thomas, Antoin “Tony” Rezko, U.S. Senator Obama and Governor Blagojevich – among others. Specifically, Sun-Times Reporter Abdon Pallasch fired a total misdirection relating to trying to ensnare a former Daley bureaucrat as opposed to posing legitimate questions related to the relevance of John “Bernard Barton” Thomas and U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald’s interest in the 626 West Jackson disposition and overall-bidding process.
While the same September 2007 Crain‟s article failed to reference the Federal Investigation that was published and widely reported-upon via former Criminal Defense Attorney Tom Corfman‟s Crain’s Chicago Business on May 4, 2007 and Tribune Reporter David Jackson’s May 5, 2007 — John “Bernard Barton” Thomas’ 626 West Jackson bid submissions and John “Bernard Barton” Thomas’ corresponding involvement in a Federal Investigation involving the 626 West Jackson disposition was widely-known to the Downtown Chicago real estate community – including me and Marty Nesbitt – among several others, including Sun-Times Reporter Abdon Pallasch.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/01/patrick_fitzgeralds_rezko_mole_probation_sentence_terminated_early.html
So why did Abdon Pallasch and The Chicago Sun-Times decide to pursue the Daley bureaucrat angle INSTEAD of pursuing the much more relevant and germane John “Bernard Barton” Thomas/U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald angle? Did U.S. Attorney pay a visit to The Chicago Sun-Times in advance of the Chicago Sun-Times publishing its September 10, 2007 article – Is CHA selling site for less than highest offer?
To this end, the well-publicized media reports via Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times collectively publicized the following:
John Thomas was a high-valued participant to an unprecedented, high-profile Federal Investigation involving pay-to-play allegation surrounding two (2) State of Illinois Public Servants – Governor Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Senator Obama – as well as corresponding downtown Chicago real estate deals.
John Thomas was bidding-upon the former headquarters of the Chicago Housing Authority – 626 West Jackson – in advance of his outing via former Criminal Defense Attorney Tom Corfman‟s Crain’s Chicago Business May 4, 2007 article.
626 West Jackson disposition was being conducted via the following process: (1.) An “ambiguous‟ sealed bid process with limited written instruction or direction involving criteria; (2.) a $25,000 deposit returned without a corresponding written explanation; (3.) A bid was accepted that was significantly-below Bennett bid.
The collective reporting and publicity related to the Chicago Housing Authority disposition of 626 West Jackson served as an explicit “buyer beware flag” to the real estate community, which, in turn, makes the 2008 pay-to-play behavior involving Marty Nesbitt, Obama Campaign funds and Sterling Bay principals that much more egregious, inequitable and ridiculously intolerable. Further, precedent had already been established in Chicago via the Chicago Sun-Times reporting of the infamous Hired Truck Scandal that a well-placed “heads-up” in the Chicago Sun-Times will trigger appropriate Federal scrutiny, accountability and remedies – especially given the fact that the subject-organization, Chicago Housing Authority, is funded almost exclusively via funds from The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
So my question for Marty Nesbitt and the rest of Team Obama is:
1). Why wasn’t Marty Nesbitt, the CHA CEO or the CHA General Counsel able to provide an on-the-spot-answer to the following question: What is the status of the 626 West Jackson Disposition?
http://www.thecha.org/filebin/board/Q_A_August_21_2007.pdf
http://www.thecha.org/pages/board_meeting_archive/42.php?meetingID=8
2). Why did it take several days for Marty Nesbitt or the CHA to respond to a rather simple question?
3). Did Marty Nesbitt expect me to attend our Summer 2007 meeting/coffee at Lloyd’s Restaurant with a campaign check made-out to the Obama for America or a separate to-be-formed Obama Campaign Fund (i.e., Obama Victory Fund)?
4). Did Marty Nesbitt expect me to follow-up our same Summer 2007 meeting/coffee at Lloyd’s Restaurant with a campaign check for Obama?
5). When I arrived at the September 18, 2007 CHA Board Meeting being hosted at Apartamentos las americas /1611 South Racine – did Marty Nesbitt really think he was going to simply attempt to ‘buffalo me’ in advance of the commencement of the September 18, 2007 CHA Board Meeting in the presence of Mr. Mustache?
6). Did my failure to capitulate to Marty’s various disingenuous acts of intimidation at Lloyd’s Restaurant prompt the textbook buffalo-move that Marty attempted to pull-on-me before the official commencement of the September 18, 2007 CHA Board Meeting in the presence of Mr. Mustache?
7). Why was Marty Nesbitt surprised when I still proceeded to ask my diligent question(s) in the ‘open CHA public meeting forum at Apartamentos las americas /1611 South Racine – despite Marty’s pre-meeting buffalo attempt in the presence of Mr. Mustache?’
8). Why has the Chicago Housing Authority omitted the Q-&-A from the September 18, 2007 CHA Board Meeting?
http://www.thecha.org/pages/board_meeting_archive/42.php?meetingID=7
9). Why has the Chicago Housing Authority replaced the September 18, 2007 Q-and-A with the October 16, 2007 Q-and-A? http://www.thecha.org/filebin/board/Q_A_Oct_16_2007.pdf
Have my question(s) from the September 18, 2007 been edited or scrubbed? Why aren’t the September 18, 2007 Q-and-A listed?
According to my notes, I specifically asked Marty Nesbitt and the rest of the CHA Board of Commissioners if Marty and the rest of the Board were aware that 626 West Jackson was being subjected to an active Federal Investigation? My very direct, yet simple question was in response to Marty Nesbitt’s attempt to ‘buffalo me’ in advance of same September 18, 2007 meeting. Neither Marty Nesbitt or any of the CHA Board of Commissioners responded to same question.
10). At the October 16, 2007 meeting, Mr. Nesbitt responded to my written questions by claiming that “Mr. Bennett, you are making a fool of yourself.” Why isn’t same Nesbitt response included in the CHA’s listed response?
http://www.thecha.org/pages/board_meeting_archive/42.php?meetingID=4
http://www.thecha.org/filebin/board/Q_A_Oct_16_2007.pdf
Final question….why does U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald & Company permit Marty Nesbitt & Company to ‘get-away’ with their illegal behavior involving 626 West Jackson? Blockbusting behavior involving Evergreen Country Club? Countless acts of other gestapo tactics?
Stay tuned…..
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Touching story regarding Rex Gero that Dan Collins from Conservative Commune retweeted earlier this afternoon. Its must read material.
http://gregwhoward.com/wordpress/2012/02/help-rex-gero-leave-us-with-dignity/
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