HUD charges discrimination in derailed sale 
Sellers, listing agent, broker allegedly violated Fair Housing Act
By Matt Carter, Tuesday, August 10, 2010.Federal housing regulators have filed discrimination charges on behalf of a Chicago-area radio personality and comedian who thought he'd found a dream home for his family, only to have the sellers pull it off the market in the midst of negotiations.
George Willborn -- a comedian whose resume includes appearances on Black Entertainment Television's "Showtime at the Apollo" and HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" -- and his wife Peytyn had a $1.7 million offer on the table to purchase an 8,000-square-foot, five-bedroom mansion in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood.
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