Christopher Kelly Dead, Rod Blagojevich Has Airtight Alibi

Illinois businessman and one-time controller of Rod Blagojevich’s campaign fund Christopher Kelly, who recently plead guilty to charges of receiving illegal kickbacks for work done at O’Hare Airport was found dead this morning by his family in his home.

Kelly, 51, was expected by some to flip on his former boss and testify against him in the disgraced former Governor’s upcoming corruption trial, as is also expected of former Blagojevich Chief of Staff John Harris.

Blagojevich, reportedly on the road promoting his new book,  unsuitably tilted The Governor has not been named as a suspect in the death of Kelly. At press time, local security consulting and bodyguard firms are taking no chances by sending salespeople to every John Harris they can find in the state.

Sources: Key Blagojevich adviser Christopher Kelly dead