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Judge Delays Rezko Sentencing Until Oct. 28

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Aug 20, 2008 12:11 pm US/Central

Judge Delays Rezko Sentencing Until Oct. 28

CHICAGO (AP) ― A federal judge in Chicago has delayed the sentencing of political fundraiser Tony Rezko for more than a month, moving it closer to the presidential election.

U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve set the new schedule Wednesday, granting a request from Rezko's attorneys for more time to prepare post-trial motions.

Rezko was convicted in June of squeezing illegal payoffs from firms seeking business with Illinois. He is in jail in Chicago.

Sentencing is now set for October 28, one week before the election.

Rezko raised money for Senator Barack Obama's campaigns in Illinois, money Obama since has donated to charity. Obama wasn't implicated, charged or called to testify in the case.

The original sentencing was set for September 3.

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