Former University Medical Center CEO Lacy Thomas — currently under indictment for steering lucrative no-work contracts to his Chicago pals to the tune of $10 million — is broke. How do we know he’s broke? Because he’s asking for money on — where else? — the Internet. Specifically at a blog titled ConsiderOurSource. Here’s a a plea attributed to Thomas on a post dated March 5:

A MESSAGE FROM LACY !!!!!

Thanks for agreeing to help in coming to my aid. The bank account is located at Bank of America (any branch) and the account is under the name Lacy Thomas (checks should be made payable to this name). I am so strapped for cash right now and I have to pay a bail bondsman over $50,000 in less than a month. I am asking (begging actually) that you solicit all you and I know to help me out.

I cannot begin to express how much I appreciate this. Let me know if you need anything else. I will keep you posted on progress. Hopefully, that won’t be me telling you that I had to surrender my freedom and go sit in jail.

If convicted, Thomas faces 10 to 70 years in prison.