Rezko was under federal investigation for unrelated corruption and bribery offenses at the time.
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Most infamously, Mr Obama received donations from Tony Rezko, a developer convicted of corruption in June.
Allison Davis, a co-founder, later left to become a major Chicago developer and Rezko partner in some deals.
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Rezko ran a company under a permit issued by the City of Chicago that sold snacks at city beaches.
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Using Illinois Senate stationery, he urged state and city officials to provide lucrative subsidies to help Davis and Rezko develop low-income elderly property.
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But it was the Rezko case that led to Blagojevich's undoing.
And speaking of jail, Chicago authorities arrested Antoin "Tony" Rezko.
The full extent of Mr Obama's close links with two toxic Chicago associates, a radical black preacher, Jeremiah Wright, and a crooked property developer, Antoin Rezko, is also laid out in detail.
In October 2006 Fitzgerald indicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko and Chicago businessman Stuart Levine, who served on two state regulatory boards, and charged them with shaking down companies doing business with the state.
In some cases he partnered with Tony Rezko.
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Mr Obama's association with the likes of Messrs Wright and Rezko also raises doubts about his judgment, a virtue that he has stressed, particularly over the Iraq war, to trump Mrs Clinton's claim to experience.
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Federal authorities also allege the governor and Harris schemed with others -- including convicted real estate developer Antoin "Tony" Rezko -- to obtain financial benefits for himself, his family and others, including his campaign committee, Friends of Blagojevich.
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