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    Feds Say Chicago Banker Loaned Manafort Money In Hopes Of Trump Administration Job

    A grand jury in New York City returned an indictment against Stephen Calk, who made $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort allegedly with the hope of a Cabinet post or diplomatic appointment.
    by Philip Ewing May 23, 2019 2 minutes
    Stephen Calk, chairman of the Federal Savings Bank in Chicago, has been charged in an alleged bribery scheme to secure a spot in the Trump administration.

    Prosecutors unsealed bribery charges Thursday against a Chicago banker who made loans to Paul Manafort allegedly expecting they would help him get a top job in the Trump administration.

    A grand jury in Manhattan returned an indictment against Stephen Calk, chairman of Federal Savings Bank, in a case with strong echoes of the earlier ones made against Manafort, who has since been convicted and sentenced

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