Obama friend, fundraiser found guilty of fraud, bribery

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008

CHICAGO (AFP) — An old friend and fund-raiser of US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was Wednesday found guilty of fraud for using his political clout to demand kickbacks and win government contracts.

Real estate developer Antoin "Tony" Rezko was also convicted of bribery and money-laundering in the case which has dogged Obama during his quest to secure the party's presidential nomination, even though he is not accused of any wrong-doing.

In all, jurors found Rezko guilty of 12 counts of fraud, two of aiding and abetting bribery and two of money laundering after deliberating for several weeks.

He was cleared on eight other charges in the verdict which came a day after Obama clinched enough delegates to be the Democratic party's presidential...

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