A former Chicago bank executive was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiring with one-time Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to exchange risky bank loans for a high-ranking position in the presidential administration.
Stephen Calk, the former chairman and CEO of The Federal Savings Bank, was found guilty last July of one count of financial institution bribery and one count of conspiracy to commit financial institution bribery for pushing $16 million in risky loans through his bank for Manafort.
"Stephen Calk abused his position as the CEO of a federally-insured bank to try to buy himself prestige and power by trading millions of dollars in high-risk loans for influence with a presidential campaign and consideration for positions at the highest levels of the Defense Department," US Attorney Damian Williams said.
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