Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Jury convicts ex-Ill. Gov. Blagojevich at retrial

Jury convicts ex-Ill. Gov. Blagojevich at retrial
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06-27-2011  •  AP 
A jury convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday of nearly all the corruption charges against him, including that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat.

Blagojevich had faced 20 charges, including the Senate seat allegation and that he schemed to shake down executives for campaign donations. He was convicted on all charges regarding the Senate seat.
 
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