29 Facts About Tony Rezko

Antoin Rezko was born on 1955 and is an American businessman and convict.

Tony Rezko was a fundraiser for Illinois Democratic and Republican politicians.

Tony Rezko was found guilty of 16 of the 24 charges filed against him and on November 23,2011, he was sentenced to 10.

Tony Rezko was born in 1955 in Aleppo, Syria, to a prominent Syriac Catholic family.

Tony Rezko designed nuclear power plants at an engineering company, and then worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation designing highways, where he earned $21,590 in his first year.

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Tony Rezko began investing in fast-food restaurants, including the first Subway in Chicago.

Tony Rezko was asked in 1983 to support the successful mayoral candidacy of African-American Harold Washington.

Tony Rezko put together endorsement deals for Ali, became the executive director of the Muhammad Ali Foundation, and traveled the world with Ali for five years.

In March 2008 Muhammad sued Tony Rezko, alleging that he had been swindled out of his home and business interests.

Tony Rezko was named "Entrepreneur of the Decade" by the Arab-American Business and Professional Association.

In 1998, Tony Rezko opened his first chain of Papa John's Pizza restaurants in Chicago and by 2002, he had twenty-six stores in Chicago, at least fifteen in Wisconsin, and seven in Detroit, part of the financing for these stores was through GE Capital.

Tony Rezko had a lien filed against his home after losing a civil lawsuit to GE Capital.

Tony Rezko was later convicted on 16 charges of corruption and fraud and was sentenced to serve.

Tony Rezko pleaded not guilty, and the trial related to his charges from Operation Board Games began on March 6,2008.

Tony Rezko was jailed shortly before the trial began when he received a $3.

Tony Rezko had told the court that he had no access to money from overseas.

Prosecutors opposed the motion for release, saying that Tony Rezko was a flight risk.

Tony Rezko was indicted, along with a business associate, for wire fraud related to the alleged sale of his pizza business to a straw buyer at an inflated price in order to obtain millions of dollars in loans from GE Capital.

In July 2015 Tony Rezko was released from federal prison to a halfway house in Chicago.

Tony Rezko donated $117,652 to Blagojevich's campaigns, and is credited by the prosecutor in his trial with having delivered bundled contributions totalling almost $1.

When Blagojevich won the Illinois gubernatorial election in 2002, Tony Rezko assisted Blagojevich in setting up the state's first Democratic administration in twenty years.

Tony Rezko recommended many of his business associates and their relatives for positions within state government, three of whom were appointed to the state board that oversees hospital projects.

Tony Rezko did not decide to hire him however exclaimed he'd have a great shot at politics.

Tony Rezko organized an early fundraiser for Obama that Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendell claims was instrumental in providing Obama with seed money for his US Senate race.

Tony Rezko's bid was matched by another offer, of $625,000, so that she could not have purchased the property for less.

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On December 28,2006, Mrs Tony Rezko sold the property to a company owned by her husband's former business attorney.

The Los Angeles Times indicated that its own review showed Tony Rezko played a deeper role in Obama's political and financial biography than Obama has acknowledged.

Tony Rezko has raised money for Republicans, including former Illinois Governors Jim Edgar and George Ryan.

The late Rosemont, Illinois, Mayor Donald Stephens and Rezko co-chaired a multimillion-dollar fund-raiser for President George W Bush in 2003.