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Rod Blagojevich (/ b l ə ˈ ɡ ɔɪ. ə v ɪ tʃ / blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight years on federal charges of public ...
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.
Jun 1, 2021 · Rod Blagojevich has been granted an early end to his supervised release. The move comes 16 months after former President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of the former Illinois Gov.,...
Aug 3, 2021 · CHICAGO — Ex-con and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich sued his home state Monday for booting him from the governor’s seat after his 2008 arrest for corruption and stripping him of his right to run for...
Sep 11, 2017 · Five years ago, Rod Blagojevich kissed his wife and daughters goodbye, waved one last time to reporters, and flew to Colorado to start a 14-year sentence. In his first prison...
Feb 19, 2020 · US President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor convicted of trying to sell Barack Obama's vacated US Senate seat.
Jun 1, 2021 · A federal judge on Tuesday granted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich an early end to his two-year period of supervised release, marking an official end to a criminal case that rocked Illinois when the...
Feb 19, 2020 · CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption.
Feb 18, 2020 · President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had commuted the prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached and removed from office in 2009 on corruption charges,...
Dec 7, 2011 · Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Wednesday, after apologizing for making "terrible mistakes," capping a nearly three-year saga for Illinois.
