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The attorney and developer at the center of an embezzlement scandal at a failed bank in Bridgeport has a long history with City Hall and key political players, according to city records and court documents.
Chicago attorney and developer Robert M. Kowalski is accused of embezzling at least $31 million from Washington Federal Bank for Savings, which operated in the political fiefdom of the Daley family for generations.
Under Mayor Richard M. Daley, Kowalski was allowed to buy a sliver of a Chicago park so he could expand the yard of a home he was building in Little Italy.
Attorney Robert Kowalski allegedly at center of looted Bridgeport bank has long ties to City Hall, powerful players
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