Lawyers for Antoin "Tony" Rezko lost a bid Thursday to postpone the politically connected businessman's upcoming fraud trial because of media reports about the case.
U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve denied the defense request to delay the March 3 trial because of pretrial publicity, court records show.
Rezko's lawyers filed the request under seal, and St. Eve handled the matter Thursday in a brief hearing that began behind closed doors in her chambers and was not publicly announced in advance.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Judge rejects bid by Tony Rezko to delay fraud trial
The Chicago Tribune reports:
