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On June 27, 2011, after a retrial, Blagojevich was found guilty of 17 charges (including wire fraud, attempted extortion, and conspiracy to solicit bribes), not guilty on one charge and the jury deadlocked after 10 days of deliberation on the two remaining charges.
May 31, 2018 · After the first jury was hung at 11 to 1 for conviction on key corruption counts, prosecutors tried again – winning the second trial and securing convictions on 17 of 20 corruption charges,...
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Apr 3, 2009 · Four months after Rod Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges, the ousted Illinois governor and his brother, Rob, were indicted by a federal grand jury in a wide-ranging...
Feb 18, 2020 · Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, in prison for trying to sell Barack Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat, was not due for release until May 2024. With Tuesday’s commutation by President ...
Feb 18, 2020 · After two trials — jurors were deadlocked on most of the charges in the first one — Mr. Blagojevich was convicted of 18 charges and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Aug 8, 2019 · Blagojevich was convicted in Chicago federal court later that year on one of 24 felony counts against him — lying to the FBI about the extent of his involvement in campaign fundraising.
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Jun 1, 2021 · At 6:15 a.m., Gov. Rod Blagojevich is roused from his Ravenswood Manor home, arrested, handcuffed and hauled before a federal magistrate on sweeping charges that he conspired to sell his...
