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Rod Blagojevich ( / bləˈɡɔɪ.əvɪtʃ / blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname " Blago ", [2] [3] is an American politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Rod Blagojevich returned to Chicago’s federal courthouse more than two years ago — camera crew in tow — to announce a lawsuit he’d filed himself to challenge a state Senate vote that ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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., who …
Aug 2, 2021 · The last time convicted ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared in federal court in Chicago, he watched sullenly via a video link from prison as a judge resentenced him to 14 years in prison for an array …
Feb 19, 2020 · By MICHAEL TARM. Published 3:41 AM PDT, February 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. Blagojevich landed at O’Hare airport ...