The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
The owner of the Boston Blackie's restaurant chain — a man with strong political ties to U.S. Senate candidate Alexis Giannoulias — was charged today with bank fraud, along with the owner’s son and an employee.
Boston Blackie’s owner Nick Giannis, 62, his son, Chris Giannis, 38, and Boston Blackie's manager Andy Bakapoulos, 38, allegedly defrauded Charter One and Washington Mutual banks of nearly $2 million, Cook County prosecutors said.
There's more:
Giannis contributed $115,000 to Citizens for Giannoulias between 2005 and 2008 alone and secured millions of dollars in mortgages with Broadway Bank, records show.
The world of Alexi Giannoulias.
