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1. Former Obama fundraiser Rezko, convicted of fraud, spills beansPublished: 04:00 AM Oct 11,2008
Jailed political fundraiser Antoin ''Tony'' Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be exp...
2. Obama's name kept hush at trial
Published: 04:00 AM Apr 28,2008
This morning at the Tony Rezko trial, before jurors entered the courtroom, lawyers discuss the expected testimony of Elie Maloof. Though Maloof is accused of making a straw donation to Barack Obama's campaign, lawyers and the judge this morning tiptoed around Obama's name, never mentioning it.
3. Obama's Rezko ties deeper than land deal
Published: 04:00 AM Dec 23,2006
In addition to a land deal, Sen. Barack Obama?s ties to indicted dealmaker Antoin ?Tony? Rezko include an internship the senator provided the son of a contributor at the request of Rezko, an Obama spokesman confirmed today. John Aramand...
4. Internship also links Obama, Rezko
Published: 04:00 AM Dec 24,2006
In addition to a land deal, Sen. Barack Obama's ties to indicted dealmaker Antoin "Tony" Rezko include an internship the senator provided the son of a contributor at the request of Rezko, an Obama spokesman confirmed Saturday. John Aramanda served as ...
5. Obama's name in Rezko trial
Published: 04:00 AM Apr 15,2008
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was again drawn into Tony Rezko's corruption trial on Monday, when the prosecution's star witness placed Obama at a party for an Iraqi-born billionaire who was later barred entry to the United States.
6. Sentencing for Blago, Obama fund-raiser Rezko put off till Oct. 28
Published: 04:00 AM Aug 20,2008
The sentencing for Tony Rezko ? once a key fund-raiser for politicians including Gov. Blagojevich and Sen. Barack Obama ? has been pushed back by nearly two months.
7. Obama explains Rezko relationship to Sun-Times
Published: 04:00 AM Mar 16,2008
To Barack Obama, Tony Rezko was more than a fund-raiser. He was a friend. Rezko helped bankroll Obama in five election runs ? for the state Senate, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. The savvy businessman with the North Shore mansion could bring in as much as $70,000 from political donors in one night. In the heat of a campaign, Obama said he sometimes talked strategy with Rezko daily.
8. Obama would not pardon Rezko if elected president
Published: 04:00 AM Jun 5,2008
If elected president, Democrat Barack Obama will not pardon Tony Rezko for his corruption convictions or reduce his prison time, the senator?s campaign said Thursday. That decision comes after a federal jury convicted Rezko on 16 of 24 corruption counts.
9. Obama's Rezko problem spills over
Published: 12:00 AM Jan 27,2008
COLUMBIA, S.C.--Once Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton uttered the name "Rezko" at a Democratic presidential debate last Monday, she moved to center stage and shined a spotlight on Tony Rezko, facing a Feb. 25 trial on federal corruption charges. Sen. Bara...
10. Rezko's day in court
Published: 04:00 AM Mar 3,2008
Jury selection begins today in the trial of businessman and political fundraiser Tony Rezko. He has grabbed national headlines recently because of his ties to White House hopeful Barack Obama.
11. Rezko lawyer: Don't trust key witness
Published: 04:00 AM Mar 6,2008
Wilmette businessman Tony Rezko raised money for candidates in both political parties -- including Democratic Gov. Blagojevich, former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar and Illinois senator turned Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama -- but he never asked fo...
12. Rezko found guilty on 16 charges, acquitted on 8
Published: 04:00 AM Jun 4,2008
Tony Rezko ? the high-flying developer and fast-food magnate who was once a major campaign fund-raiser for Gov. Blagojevich and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and one of the governor?s closest advisers ? is now a convicted felon.
13. The Rezko verdict: Guilty
Published: 04:00 AM Jun 5,2008
In a crushing blow to Gov. Blagojevich and a potentially damaging one to presidential hopeful Barack Obama, Tony Rezko -- a fund-raiser for the two men and an ex-gubernatorial confidant -- was convicted of far-reaching corruption Wednesday. Th...
14. Rezko saga hits big time in SNL debate
Published: 04:00 AM Sep 28,2008
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's relationship with convicted influence peddler Tony Rezko officially arrived as a national story Saturday: It became a punchline on "Saturday Night Live." In a takeoff on Friday's presidential debate...
15. Prosecutors talking to Rezko, seek to delay sentencing
Published: 04:00 AM Oct 7,2008
Federal prosecutors asked a judge Monday to indefinitely postpone Tony Rezko's scheduled Oct. 28 sentencing on corruption charges, acknowledging they are engaged in talks with the former top political fund-raiser for Sen. Barack Obama, Gov. Blagojevich and others "that could affect . . . sentencing."
16. Rezko's Wilmette mansion going on the auction block
Published: 04:00 AM Jul 16,2009
Once the site of fund-raisers for politicians including soon-to-be president Barack Obama and then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Wilmette mansion of convicted businessman Tony Rezko is on the auction block. Bank of America, the mortgage holder tha...
17. 'Pressure' on Rezko to discuss Obama in doubt
Published: 04:00 AM Jun 16,2008
In a letter to a judge publicized last week, political fund-raiser Tony Rezko said "overzealous" prosecutors pressured him to tell them "the wrong things" about presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The letter appears to be misleading, given that Rezko never submitted to an interview with federal prosecutors or investigators, sources said.
18. Biden has deep ties to Rezko accomplice
Published: 04:00 AM Aug 25,2008
No matter what help Barack Obama might get from Sen. Joseph Biden, his newly named vice presidential running mate won't give Obama much cover on the Tony Rezko front. Biden has described himself as a 30-year friend of a key figure in the Rezko trial who's pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge in Chicago and is awaiting sentencing.
19. Witness: Obama attended party for Iraqi billionaire
Published: 04:00 AM Apr 14,2008
The government's star witness at the fraud trial of Antoin ''Tony'' Rezko testified Monday that Sen. Barack Obama and his wife attended a party four years ago at the home of the indicted political fundraiser. Stuart Levine said the party took pl...
20. Obama donating more than $70,000 in campaign funds tied to Rezko
Published: 04:00 AM Jan 29,2008
Barack Obama?s presidential campaign aides said tonight that the South Side Democrat is donating to charity all remaining donations to his 2004 U.S. Senate campaign that are tied to indicted political fund-raiser Tony Rezko. Obama initially gave...
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