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  • Giannoulias’s Shady Dealings

    03/19/2010 3:57:18 PM PDT · by Nachum · 12 replies · 178+ views
    weekly standard ^ | 3/19/10 | Daniel Halper
    Illinois Senate candidate does business with French bank known for its financing of Iran’s energy sector. Alexi Giannoulias is no stranger to controversial business relationships: As chief loan officer at his family’s Broadway Bank, the Illinois Democrat running for President Obama’s old U.S. Senate seat authorized loans to convicted organized crime leaders like Michael “Jaws” Giorango (a pimp and bookmaker) and Demitri Stavropoulos (an illegal gambling operator). Giannoulias also serviced loans for convicted felon Tony Rezko. And, just last week, a Chicago businessman who contributed $115,000 to Giannoulias’s campaign and received millions in loans from Broadway Bank was arrested on...