USA v. Calk

  1. November 28, 2023

    2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-CEO's Conviction For Manafort Bribe

    The Second Circuit on Tuesday upheld former Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk's conviction for giving former Donald Trump staffer Paul Manafort $16 million in loans in exchange for a chance at a job in the White House, rejecting a series of evidentiary and procedural arguments raised by Calk.

  2. February 07, 2022

    Ex-Chicago Banker Gets Year In Manafort Loan Bribery Case

    A Manhattan federal judge sentenced former Chicago bank CEO Stephen Calk to a year in prison Monday after a jury convicted him of bribing former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort with loans in an effort to secure a top military job.

  3. January 11, 2022

    Manafort Bank Pal Denied Acquittal Of Bribery Conviction

    Former Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk on Tuesday lost his bid for an acquittal on his conviction for bribery and conspiracy related to $16 million in loans he provided to Paul Manafort in hopes of securing a high-profile position in the Trump administration.

  4. December 07, 2021

    Manafort Pal Seeks No Time For Bribery Conviction

    Former Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk on Monday asked to be spared from prison following his conviction for financial institution bribery and conspiracy stemming from more than $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort for his alleged aid in getting a job in the Trump administration.

  5. July 13, 2021

    Manafort Banker Convicted Of Bribery

    Former Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk on Tuesday was convicted of financial institution bribery and conspiracy, over allegations that the banker sought to exchange $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort for his help in getting a job in the administration of former President Donald Trump.

  6. July 12, 2021

    Jury Gets Case Against Banker Accused Of Bribing Manafort

    A Manhattan federal jury weighed bribery counts against former Chicago bank CEO Stephen Calk on Monday after Calk's lawyers attacked prosecutors' case charging that he tried to buy a job in the Trump White House for $16 million of loans to Paul Manafort, an ally of the former president.

  7. July 07, 2021

    NY Feds Wrap Up Case Against Banker In Manafort Loan Trial

    New York federal prosecutors on Wednesday rested their case against former Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk, which accuses the banker of seeking to exchange $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort for his help in getting a job in the administration of former President Donald Trump.

  8. June 30, 2021

    Jurors Hear Bank Insiders' Concerns Over Manafort Loans

    Jurors in the trial of Chicago banker Stephen Calk over purportedly corrupt dealings with Paul Manafort on Wednesday heard from insiders at Federal Savings Bank, who testified about their concern over loans extended to Manafort while Calk was seeking a job in the Trump administration.

  9. June 29, 2021

    Manafort Pal Had No Shot At Trump Gig, 'The Mooch' Says

    Anthony Scaramucci on Tuesday told a Manhattan federal jury that a former Federal Savings Bank CEO never had a shot at a top post in the Trump administration and that the SkyBridge Capital founder and onetime adviser to the former president only agreed to set up an interview for him as a favor.

  10. June 24, 2021

    Scaramucci Tells Jury He Was Unaware Of Loans To Manafort

    Anthony Scaramucci, the SkyBridge Capital founder and onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump, took the witness stand on Thursday in the bribery trial of Chicago banker Stephen Calk, telling jurors he never would have passed along Calk's name for a top government job if he had known the banker was lending $16 million to Trump ally Paul Manafort.

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