Would this be Obama’s buddy Tony Rezko?

Yes, I think it is Obama’s buddy who has been found guilty on multiple criminal charges:

A federal jury has found a prominent political fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty of 16 of 24 counts in his Illinois corruption trial.

Antoin “Tony” Rezko was accused of scheming to get bribes from businesses seeking state contracts.

The jury delivered its verdict Wednesday after a nine-week trial.

Rezko has known Obama since he entered politics and was involved in a 2005 real estate deal with the Democratic presidential candidate, although testimony barely touched on their relationship. Most of the focus was on shakedowns prosecutors said Rezko arranged when he was a top adviser to Blagojevich.

My best guess is that the only reason Obama’s criminal associations don’t rival Whitewater is that he hasn’t had all the time that the Clinton’s had to sink to those depths of corruption.  But I’ll freely admit to my bias in making that statement, because I truly believe (and I believe time will show) that Obama is a very, very bad man.