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Convicted former Illinois Governor Blagojevich faces prospect of prison

KAREN HAWKINS - Associated Press,MICHAEL TARM Yahoo! News 06/28/2011
Convicted former Illinois Governor Blagojevich faces prospect of prison

Stunned and nearly speechless after hearing the verdicts against him, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will wake up Tuesday to the stark reality that he is likely headed to federal prison within months, leaving behind his wife, two young daughters and comfortable home in a leafy Chicago neighborhood.

Guilty on just 1 count, Rod Blagojevich taunts U.S. attorney

After a federal jury convicted him of just one count -- lying to the FBI -- and deadlocked on 23 other counts, Rod Blagojevich declared his innocence today and defiantly taunted prosecutors.

Ex-Blagojevich aide tells of plans to make money

MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM The Washington Post 06/09/2010

Defense attorney: Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich 'didn't take a dime'

MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM Breitbart.com 06/08/2010
Ex-Blagojevich aide tells of plans to make money

A key government witness painted a picture of subterfuge and greed in Rod Blagojevich's inner circle on Wednesday, including a scheme born as early as 2003 to make secret profits from his power as governor and divide up the spoils after he left office.

Defense attorney: Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich 'didn't take a dime'

Rod Blagojevich is an honest man who "didn't take a dime," and jurors will know that in their gut by the end of the case, the former Illinois governor's fiery attorney said Tuesday at his corruption trial.

Rod Blagojevich apologizes for "blacker than Barack Obama" comment

Jeff Coen and Stacy St. Clair Chicago Tribune 01/11/2010
Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich charged in fresh corruption indictment

CHICAGO -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his brother were charged Thursday in a fresh corruption indictment that contains no new allegations of misconduct but that prosecutors hope will help avoid delays to the start of Blagojevich's trial.

Rod Blagojevich apologizes for "blacker than Barack Obama" comment

Former [Illinois] Gov. Rod Blagojevich has long thought his best chance of beating the sweeping federal charges against him is to take his case directly to the public, whether it's been through dozens of media interviews, writing a book or just glad-handing the man on the street. But things haven't always gone swimmingly. On Monday, Blagojevich moved swiftly to apologize for saying in an Esquire magazine interview that he is "blacker than Barack Obama."

Ousted Illinois governor Blagojevich claims he's 'blacker' than Obama

Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's "blacker than Barack Obama" and tells Esquire magazine that he was a real person in a political arena dominated by phonies.

Feds listened to Blagojevich brother's calls with wife

CHICAGO — An attorney told the judge in former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case Tuesday that FBI agents improperly recorded 208 phone conversations between the former governor's brother and his wife, some "of the most intimate nature."

Former Blagojevich aide 'will speak from the grave'

NATASHA KORECKI Chicago Sun-Times 09/23/2009
Ethics Panel Admonishes Obama Senate Replacement

The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama.

Former Blagojevich aide 'will speak from the grave'

A lawyer for Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that the recently deceased friend of the former governor will "speak ... from the grave," at the ex-governor's trial next year.


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