John Chase And David Kidwell, "'Uncle Amrish' Helped Raise $500,000 For Blagojevich," Chicago Tribune, 3/14/07
"Amrish Mahajan Is President Of Harvey-Based Mutual Bank And An Original Daley Appointee To The Chicago Plan Commission." (Fran Spielman, "Daley Spent $89K On War Chest Study," The Chicago Sun-Times, 7/26/07)
"A Chicago Banker Whose Wife Is Accused Of Bilking Millions From A No-Bid State Contract Has Helped Raise More Than A Half Million Dollars For Gov. Rod Blagojevich's Campaigns Since 2001. Amrish Mahajan Was A Driving Force Behind His Wife's Drug-Screening Company, Now Facing Questions About How It Kept Its Long-Standing State Contract Despite Troubles With Taxes, Licensing And Years Of Alleged Fraud." (John Chase And David Kidwell, "'Uncle Amrish' Helped Raise $500,000 For Blagojevich," Chicago Tribune, 3/14/07)
- "Mahajan's Ties To Blagojevich Run Deep--Including Hiring The Democratic Governor's Wife Last Year As A Real Estate Agent On $5.7 Million In Private Land Deals." (John Chase And David Kidwell, "'Uncle Amrish' Helped Raise $500,000 For Blagojevich," Chicago Tribune, 3/14/07)
- "At Least $300,000 Donated At Mahajan-Organized Events Has Come From Customers With More Than $70 Million In Loans From Mahajan's Bank, The Tribune Found. At Least Another $200,000 Was Raised From Others At Those Fundraisers." (John Chase And David Kidwell, "'Uncle Amrish' Helped Raise $500,000 For Blagojevich," Chicago Tribune, 3/14/07)
"He Is Referred To As 'Uncle Amrish' By The Businessmen Who Line The Predominantly Indian Corridor Along Devon Avenue, By His Bank Customers, And Even By One Of The Governor's Children." (John Chase And David Kidwell, "'Uncle Amrish' Helped Raise $500,000 For Blagojevich," Chicago Tribune, 3/14/07)
- "At One Political Event Last Year, The Governor's 10-Year-Old Daughter, Amy, Was Overheard By At Least Two Blagojevich Supporters Interviewed By The Tribune Referring To Mahajan As 'Uncle Amrish.'" (John Chase And David Kidwell, "'Uncle Amrish' Helped Raise $500,000 For Blagojevich," Chicago Tribune, 3/14/07)
"Mahajan's Wife, Anita, Was Arrested Last Week On Charges Of Overbilling Millions Of Dollars On Her State Contract To Provide Drug Screenings To Clients Of The Illinois Department Of Children & Family Services. Her Downtown Chicago Company, K.K. Bio-Science Inc., Has Held The No-Bid State Contract Since The Early 1990s." (John Chase And David Kidwell, "'Uncle Amrish' Helped Raise $500,000 For Blagojevich," Chicago Tribune, 3/14/07)
- "The Arrest Followed A Tribune Report Last Year Raising Questions About The $113,000 In Real Estate Commissions Patricia Blagojevich Earned Through The Mahajans. They Were The Only Commissions She Earned In The First 10 Months Of 2006, According To Multiple Listing Service Records." (John Chase And David Kidwell, "'Uncle Amrish' Helped Raise $500,000 For Blagojevich," Chicago Tribune, 3/14/07)
"Besides Giving Money To Blagojevich And Once Maintaining A State Contract Under The Governor's Administration, The Mahajans Also Have Ties To Former Blagojevich Fund-Raiser Antoin 'Tony' Rezko." (Chris Fusco, Carol Marin And Eric Herman, "Woman With Ties To Gov's Wife Charged: Accused Of Bilking Taxpayers Out Of Thousands," Chicago Sun-Times, 3/8/07)
- "Rezko Was Indicted Last Year On Federal Charges Stemming From An Alleged Fraud Scheme Involving State Pension Money. He Has Denied Wrongdoing. Mutual Bank, Records Show, Has Loaned Money To Rezko." (Chris Fusco, Carol Marin And Eric Herman, "Woman With Ties To Gov's Wife Charged: Accused Of Bilking Taxpayers Out Of Thousands," Chicago Sun-Times, 3/8/07)
"In 2005, Mutual Bank Held The Mortgage On A Lot That Rezko's Wife, Rita, Bought Next To U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's South Side House. Rita Rezko Later Sold Obama A 10-Foot-Wide Strip Of Her Lot, Which Enabled His Family To Expand Their Side Yard." (Chris Fusco, Carol Marin And Eric Herman, "Woman With Ties To Gov's Wife Charged: Accused Of Bilking Taxpayers Out Of Thousands," Chicago Sun-Times, 3/8/07)
Amrish Mahajan Has Contributed $1,500 To Obama's Senatorial Campaign. (Center For Responsive Politics Web Site, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 10/14/08)