Former Papa John's franchisee under indictment
December 25, 2007
Chicago Tribune: At one point, Antoin "Tony" Rezko operated a chain of Papa John's pizzerias that stretched from Chicago into Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Minnesota. Now, Rezko is under indictment for allegedly engineering sham sales of his pizzerias at inflated prices as part of a scheme to fraudulently secure more than $10 million in loans.
Rezko also is a defendant in a pending federal corruption case and has been charged with aiding a solicitation of bribery, as well as money laundering and attempted extortion.