Mahru and Rezko also received big loans through Rezmer Corp. from Broadway Bank, which is owned by the family of Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D).
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IIRC THe Obama’s got the money for their first home through this bank....The bank is reported to get its start through money from the bookies that worked Chicago, including Blank-O
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