United States v. Rezko

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

AMY J. ST. EVE, District Judge:

Defendant Rezko moves for a new trial based on the Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Skilling v. United States, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 2896, 177 L.Ed.2d 619 (2010), and Black v. United States, — U.S.-, 130 S.Ct. 2963, 177 L.Ed.2d 695 (2010). Defendant’s motion is denied.

BACKGROUND

On June 4, 2008, a jury convicted Defendant Antoin Rezko of sixteen counts charged in the Superseding Indictment after over three months of trial and over two weeks of jury deliberations. Specifically, the jury convicted Defendant on twelve counts of honest…