From Politico:
Indictment suggests Rahm, brother were victims of extortion attempt
"Rahm Emanuel appears to have been a victim of one of the extortion attempts with which former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was charged tonight.
Patrick Fitzgerald's indictment refers to two incidents involving "Congressman A": In one, Blagojevich discusses approaching the unnamed congressman to broker a deal for Obama's Senate seat.
In another, unrelated, charge, Blagojevich in 2006 allegedly demanded that the congressman or his brother -- Emanuel's high-profile sibling is super-agent Ari Emanuel -- hold a fundraiser for the governor in exchange for releasing $2 million to support a publicly funded school.
Blagojevich "wanted it communicated to United States Congressman A that United States Congressman A's brother needed to have a fundraiser" for Blago, the indictment says.
The grant, the indictment says, had already been approved, and the school had begun to incur expenses..."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0409/Indictment_suggests_Rahm_brother_were_victims_of_extortion_attempt.htmlThe final sentence:
"The indictment notes that Emanuel did not, in fact, hold the fundraiser; the money was released anyway."Laura