American businessman, political fundraiser, restaurateur and real estate developer
Antoin Rezko (born 1955) is an American businessman and convict, and former friend of (and major fundraiser for) Barack Obama.
Rezko was largely as fundraiser for the Illinois Democratic and some Republican politicians. After becoming a major contributor to Rod Blagojevich's successful election for governor, Rezko assisted Blagojevich in setting up the state's first Democratic administration in twenty years and as a result he was able to have business associates appointed onto several state boards. Rezko and several others were indicted on federal charges in October 2006 for using their connections on the state boards to demand kickbacks from businesses that wished to engage in dealings with the state. While the others pleaded guilty, Rezko pleaded not guilty and was tried. He was found guilty of 16 of the 24 charges filed against him and on November 23, 2011, he was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison.[1]
^"Tony Rezko sentenced to 10-1/2 years in kickback scheme". Chicago Sun-Times. 2012-01-22. Archived from the original on 2011-11-29.
prison. TonyRezko was born in 1955 in Aleppo, Syria, to a prominent Assyrian Syriac Catholic family. After graduating from college there, Rezko moved to...
against at least 14 other people, including Blagojevich's former fundraiser TonyRezko. In 2006, Blagojevich said that he has been targeted for investigation...
Deposit Insurance Fund. Broadway Bank made real estate development loans to TonyRezko, a political fundraiser and real estate developer who was later convicted...
vacant lot. The former railyard remained in limbo for decades. In 2001, TonyRezko bought the entire land for mixed-use development. His plan did not come...
pressure" from prosecutors. Levine also testified at the 2008 trial of TonyRezko, another powerbroker in Illinois politics. He told the jury that he funneled...
revealed that Blagojevich was the "Public Official A" in the indictment of TonyRezko. The case gained widespread attention with the simultaneous arrests of...
his associations with controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright, fundraiser TonyRezko, and radical activists Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, formerly of the...
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the wife of developer, campaign donor and friend TonyRezko—attracted media attention because of Rezko's subsequent indictment and conviction on political...
Tribune, the Subway restaurants in two oases are managed by the nephew of TonyRezko, a controversial political fundraiser. In response, tollway spokesmen...
undergraduate years, his start in Chicago and his relationship with Antoin 'Tony' Rezko, who was convicted this year of influence-peddling in Chicago. The Post...
Stuart Levine and TonyRezko. However, Singer was ultimately not charged with any wrongdoing. In the 2008 criminal trial of Rezko Stuart Levine testified...
at Obama's campaign. Meanwhile, Obama supporter and former fundraiser TonyRezko went on trial in a political corruption case in Chicago. While Obama was...
probably spend many years of his life in prison (presumably a reference to TonyRezko) and that Obama had never had a real job before. Davis later apologized...
included probes of then-Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich's associate TonyRezko and prominent Daley donor Elzie Higginbottom. Lightfoot worked at the...
Corporation". Retrieved 2009-04-04. Parker, Mike (2008-06-04). "Jury Finds TonyRezko Guilty On 16 Of 24 Charges". CBS 2. Archived from the original on 2008-06-05...
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Mexican businessman, Vice President of Design at Nissan Design Europe TonyRezko – American businessman, political fundraiser, restaurateur, and real estate...
proposed Peotone airport, which led Jackson to attempt to tie Halvorson to TonyRezko. The airport has never been in Jackson's district. Following Halvorson's...
had received a recommendation for a relative of convicted fundraiser TonyRezko to be admitted. The Tribune also later posted emails from Herman pushing...
Sun-Times. She covered high-profile trials of Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan, TonyRezko, Conrad Black, Matthew F. Hale, and others. The "Blago" affair is covered...
most notable student to receive special consideration was a relative of TonyRezko, who was convicted on sixteen charges of fraud and bribery and was a political...
recommendation for a relative of the (subsequently convicted) fundraiser TonyRezko to be admitted. The Tribune posted emails of Herman to admissions staff...
Funds via two close associates. Those associates - Stuart Levine and TonyRezko - were indicted by Attorney Fitzgerald. This led to considerable public...
Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Dinner with Friends, directed by Tony Award winner Dan Sullivan. Wilson originated the role of "Mama" in the world...
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