Press Releases
May 12, 2008
Ozinga Ordered by Judge to Appear in Court After His Affidavit Contradicted by Five Witnesses
Ozinga Sparks New Questions about Willingness to
Game the System at
Public’s Expense
This past Friday,
political insider and concrete mogul Martin Ozinga III unsuccessfully attempted
to get out of a deposition involving his concrete empire, which is suing to
force an 83-year old farmer to sell his family farm. After Ozinga’s statement
under oath was contradicted by five witnesses, Ozinga was ordered by the Court
Friday to
give a deposition which is scheduled for later this
month.
“Concrete mogul
Martin Ozinga III is the consummate political insider who has made a career of
gaming the system and engaging in the pay to play politics that Illinois
struggling middle class families have grown to resent,” said Ryan
Rudominer, Midwest regional press secretary at the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee. “Ozinga needs to
immediately come forward and finally tell the truth about the growing number of
ethical and legal questions raised by his inside deals -- this latest report of him possibly lying
under oath is no exception."
Background
· According to news accounts, “After
hearing five people had directly contradicted statements Ozinga made in a sworn
affidavit, Circuit Judge John Barra denied his lawyer's request to block the
deposition and ordered it to go forward later this month.” [The
· Concrete mogul and consummate
political insider Martin Ozinga III said that pay to play has, “been an
interesting experience of ours.” [The South Town Star, 5/1/08]
· Ozinga’s concrete firm Ozinga
Bros. was the focus of a 2005 Chicago Tribune investigation that documented how
his company created a sham business to exploit a City of Chicago
affirmative-action program, made
thousands in political contributions, and won lucrative contracts. [The
