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Roland II was hired to work as senior counsel for the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) last September. Rebecca Boykin, spokeswoman for the IHDA, said, "Roland Burris II was hired by the Illinois Housing Development Authority's Legal Department based on his qualifications in response to a published job posting." As to Roland II's financial woes, Boykin said. "As an employer, it is not IHDA's practice to request financial information from applicants."
The Sun-Times details those woes like so:
Burris II had resolved two federal tax liens in 2005 before being hit with the $34,163 lien in July. That lien against his property seeks unpaid taxes for 2004, 2005 and 2007.A month after the IRS filed the lien, Burris II's lender filed its foreclosure suit. Since Burris II and his wife got the $372,000 mortgage on July 18, 2006, they've paid less than $3,000 on it, the suit alleges. The balance due is $406,685, including interest and penalties.
The fact that Burris II faces foreclosure but is working at a housing-related state agency "reeks of hypocrisy," said state Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), who was the first to call on Sen. Burris to testify before the impeachment panel.
"It's probably not the area where he [Burris II] should be counseling Illinois citizens on how to stave off foreclosure," Durkin said. "I guess it just begs the question: Why was he placed there, and to what extent did Sen. Burris have conversations regarding the placement?"
So a guy gets appointed to a high-ranking political position and it turns out his son had also landed a cushy government job that he's probably not properly qualified to handle? No, not in Illinois. We don't believe it.
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They'll have to drag him kicking and screaming out of the Senate - he won't quit now.
Of course. Now, why didn't we find this out beforehand? Perhaps reporters can look into other things than Blago's fascination with Elvis (about which, I have read more than I care to know) and do a bit of real work?
Expressing outrage or even shock almost seems quaint in the face of such obvious corruption.
I use the word corruption on the, almost naive, moral level. While it's not illegal for a a family to ensconce itself deep in the government (Daleys, Strodgers) it's certainly not a sign of good governance or fair dealing.
Since when is it not a practice for an employer not to check on a potential employee's financial background?
From what I've always been told, credit and background checks are common, and if it is found that you have financial problems that is a legitimate reason for not getting hired.
Blago just keeps on giving.
Vote responsibly people, it does have consequences. If you don't like either of the major party candidates look down the ballot and lodge a real vote for change.
So, you gotta figure ol' Rollo II is one of the 1st in line for Obama's mortgage rescue plan . . .
When will it ever end for the lil senator that couldn't? Almost every day it is something new and you just can't make this kind of stuff up either.
As far as helping family members goes...we have no one to blame but ourselves for that mess. I am hoping that because of the current debacle in Illinois, voters will be a little more involved with the process instead of being led like sheep by some of these clowns.
We have poor representation in Washington. While it is nice to have a president from Chicago, it's not his job to make sure we get our piece of the pie. C'mon...does anyone think that the dream team of Durbin & Burris is the best that we can come up with?
So the "Trail Blazer" etched his resume onto his tomb and he named all of his son's after him. Even for a politican, that's some ego
And I believe his daughter is named Rolanda.
And a grandson also named Roland. And if the has a pet, it's probably named Rollie.
"And I believe his daughter is named Rolanda."
"And a grandson also named Roland."
o.k. this should be a news story!
I don't get the problem. Supposedly, his son can't afford to pay his mortgage. How do you figure is rolling in payoffs? What it looks like is his son is having trouble earning as much money as he spends.