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Black Rob was sentenced to over seven years in prison in 2006 after failing to appear in court for his sentencing (which was set to be two-to-six years initially) on a charge of grand larceny from 2004, in which he pleaded guilty to criminal possession of more than US$6,000 worth of jewelry stolen in a hotel. [18]
Aug 8, 2019 · He was convicted of 17 counts and sentenced to 14 years in prison, which he and his supporters say was too harash a sentence. The judge, James Zagel, said he needed to send a message.
For his role in the corruption scandal, Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. After an appeal for his release, U.S. President Donald Trump formally commuted his sentence in 2020, after Blagojevich had been imprisoned for nearly eight years.
May 31, 2018 · Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich got a new lifeline on Thursday when President Donald Trump said he would consider pardoning or commuting his sentence on his federal corruption conviction.
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Feb 19, 2020 · Rod Blagojevich speaks: The ex-Illinois governor talked to reporters after President Trump commuted his sentence and he was released from prison. Why Blagojevich was in prison: The Democrat had ...
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.
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.
