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Blagojevich convicted on 17 corruption counts
Rod Blagojevich, the former Democrat governor of Illinois, has been convicted on 17 of 20 counts in his corruption and bribery trial in Chicago. If you’ll recall, he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and was recorded saying, “I’ve got this thing and it’s f***ing golden. And I… I’m just not giving it up for f***ing nothing.”
Now he might get the chance to “give it up” in a federal penitentiary.
The Chicago Tribune reports: [emphasis added below]
A federal jury today convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on 17 of 20 counts, finding he brazenly abused the powers of his office in a series of attempted shakedowns captured on undercover government recordings.
…This marks the second time in less than a year that the 54-year-old Blagojevich, the only Illinois chief executive ever impeached and ousted from office, had been convicted of a crime. The jury at his first trial last summer found him guilty of lying to the FBI, though that panel deadlocked on all the other counts. That impasse set the stage for a retrial.
This time the verdict was unequivocal, with the jury of 11 women and one man finding Blagojevich guilty on 17 criminal counts he faced, including charges of wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery and conspiracy. The marquee charge in the case involved an attempt by Blagojevich in late 2008 to cash in on his power to name a replacement in the U.S. Senate for newly elected President Barack Obama.
Chicago is famous for its widespread, institutionalized corruption. It seems, in this instance, that Blago happened to be the one left standing when the music stopped.
Posted by FullMetalPatriot
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