Always wondered about Roland Burris' creepy pre-carved grave monument. Now it all makes more sense. Maybe it was a perk of being a lobbyist for the funeral directors association?
Now those Illinois funeral directors are upset about millions of dollars in pre-paid funeral expense trusts missing, Associated Press reports in the State Journal Register. They want Burris to answer some questions about the fund's management, going back to 1980:
Burris was Illinois Comptroller in that year and allowed the Illinois Funeral Directors Association to manage the trust. He later served as a lobbyist for the IFDA.
The plaintiffs, who are suing the IFDA for alleged mismanagement, say they want to know why Burris allowed the group to manage the trust, and they want records of his lobbying activities.
Yet another scandal brewing around Illinois' newest junior senator...one that might not be so easy to bury.
