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Inside Rep. Weller's Nicaragua land deal: Illinois lawmaker benefits from trade accord, fails to report extent of his ocean-view holdings.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)

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Byline: Andrew Zajac, Oscar Avila and Jim Tankersley

Sep. 7--The rolling surf of the Pacific Ocean crashes onto white sand beaches below a lush hillside in southwest Nicaragua, a picture of tropical paradise by anyone's definition.

These days, paradise is for sale. Contact the seller, Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.).

Weller, a southwest suburban congressman with a fondness for Latin America, has sunk a large share of his investment capital into a land development in Nicaragua. But he didn't declare the extent of his holdings on his required congressional disclosures, and he indicated dramatically different purchase prices for the land in American and ...

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