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Will Barack Obama's former fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko Be Convicted For Fraud ?

Background: Rezko has raised thousands of dollars for Sen. Barack Obama. He was jailed Monday after U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve determined that he might flee to avoid trial.

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
Forecast history %
Yes
43%
No
57%
Settled as Yes on Wed 4th Jun 2008 7:04pm PST

Suspend date: None
Settlement date: Wed 4th Jun 2008 7:04pm PST

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 35%

Action history:

Created Fri 1st Feb 2008 11:39am PST by dollars
Edited Sun 13th Apr 2008 12:50pm PST by ryanj
Clarified Sun 13th Apr 2008 12:53pm PST by ryanj: Market edited to "Barack Obama's former fundraiser" to remove possible subjective language
Suspended Wed 4th Jun 2008 12:29pm PST by newswrangler[Power User]: Flagged by super user:
Suspended awaiting announcement of verdict -- expected at 3:45PM CDT.

The Chicago Tribune reports, "A federal jury has reached a verdict in the corruption trial of Antoin "Tony" Rezko, court officials say."
Settlement requested Wed 4th Jun 2008 1:10pm PST by newswrangler[Power User]:
Perhaps too early to settle...

" Rezko convicted

A federal jury today convicted developer Antoin Rezko guilty on 16 of 24 corruption counts."

Need to know which counts concern fraud, and if guilty or not.
Settlement requested Wed 4th Jun 2008 4:07pm PST by newswrangler[Power User]:
Winning prediction = "Yes"

"The jury convicted Rezko of 12 counts of wire and mail fraud, two counts of money laundering and two counts of aiding and abetting bribery. He was acquitted of attempted extortion."

<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-rezko4-2008jun04,0,3596610.story>

Suspend date: None
Settlement date: Wed 4th Jun 2008 7:04pm PST details

 

Predictions (22)

1 year ago
notablenotices[Power User] predicted Yes (H$100 at 45%)
1 year ago
fingers_of_fury predicted Yes (H$100 at 36%)
1 year ago
dellschipper predicted Yes (H$50 at 35%)
1 year ago
gwandja predicted Yes (H$50 at 40%)
1 year ago
dan_the_omniscient predicted Yes (H$50 at 35%)

Comments (9)

  1 dollars
obama your candidate of hope ? take a close look at his accomplishments:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqu3u9ISctA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXAQ3BHTbjs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxyPBmZE69s
posted 1 year ago
  2 ryanj
This market has allot of flags on it, are people fooling around or is there something wrong?
posted 1 year ago
Perhaps The Controversiy is Because The Words "Slumlord/Barack Obama Money Man"
Lack Quotes? But Seems Relavant To Understanding The Story Behind The Question!!
posted 1 year ago
"Relavant", As It Is Understood With Major Media Sources.
posted 1 year ago
  5 ryanj
I don't quite understand what your trying to imply. "Slumlord/Barack Obama Money Man" don't require quotes, if they had them they would just confuse people.
posted 1 year ago
Well I Think People May Be Saying It Is Offensive To Call Him What "a major news media Source" Can Be Quoted As Saying, He Has In Fact Been Named An Alledged "Slumlord" And A "Barack Obama Money Man" (the later barack obama reports true himself) So It Would Be Relavent To Understanding The Nature Of The Question In My Opinion. I Think It's Being Flagged By Barack Obama Supporters, In Particular, But If The News Reports It It Should Be Fair Game! Several Links Provided About In Fact Show ABC NEWS reporting, But Many More Article Can Be Found Online.
posted 1 year ago
  7 dollars
if i flagged questions i felt showed hillary clinton in a bad way, simply because i disagreed with the media reporting, i might be here all day, the question "alledges" nothing more than the media has though.
posted 1 year ago
  8 dollars
and is used to describe him as portrayed in the major media sources
posted 1 year ago
  9 ryanj
Question stays as it is.

Ryan
U.S. Hubdub Politics Editor
posted 1 year ago

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