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Obama Fundraiser Convicted of Corruption Charges

HeadlineJun 05, 2008

In other campaign news, Antoin “Tony” Rezko, a former top fundraiser for Obama, has been found guilty of sixteen felony corruption counts, including wire and mail fraud, money laundering, and aiding and abetting bribery. The Chicago developer was accused of influence-peddling in Illinois state politics. Obama was unconnected to the criminal case.

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