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Chicago bank CEO Stephen Calk charged with bribery, accused of issuing Manafort loans in attempted trade for Trump post

CHICAGO - Stephen Calk, the founder and CEO of Federal Savings Bank of Chicago, has been charged with financial institution bribery for allegedly issuing $16 million in high-risk loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in exchange for help getting a position within the Trump administration.

The Justice Department indictment was unsealed Thursday. Calk, 54, is expected to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Debra Freeman in a

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