Blagojevich Corruption

Report: Tollway Funds Used To Balance State Budget Under Blago

Posted 03.23.2012

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A report released Thursday revealed that tens of millions of dollars of revenue taken in by the Illinois Tollway were illegally diverted to state coff...

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Another Governor Disgraced, A Trust Violated

AP | ADAM GELLER | Posted 02.10.2012

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All people may be equal before the law, but when a judge sentenced Rod Blagojevich to prison this week, he made clear the punishment did more than fit...

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Blagojevich Adopts A Dog As Sentencing Hearing Nears

Posted 12.05.2011

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With his sentencing hearing beginning Tuesday, convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich spent his last free weekend quietly with his family ...

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Judge Says Blagojevich Sentencing Could Take 2 Days

Posted 12.02.2011

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A federal judge who will decide the fate of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich next week told attorneys Friday that it will likely take two days...

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Feds: Blagojevich Should Get 15-20 Years In Prison

AP | NOMAAN MERCHANT | Posted 01.30.2012

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CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich deserves a sentence of 15 to 20 years in prison on his multiple corruption convictions for misusing the power of his o...

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Last Blagojevich-Related Trial Begins Monday

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 12.03.2011

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CHICAGO — A woman who follows celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton on Twitter, a U.S. postal worker and a substitute teacher who choked back te...

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Why the Blagojevich Verdict Matters

Paul Dailing | Posted 08.28.2011

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Paul Dailing

Monday was a good day, even if there are still power plays, shady deals and more money shuffling through Springfield and Chicago each day than through a Vegas casino. A man who thought he was too powerful to be caught was caught.

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WATCH: Blago Repeats Plea For Prosecutors To Play All The Tapes

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 06.14.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is again lashing out at federal prosecutors ahead of his retrial on corruption charges. He gave ...

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Blagojevich Asks Judge To Cancel Retrial

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked a judge Wednesday to cancel his upcoming retrial on political corruption charges and prompt...

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Blagojevich Seeks To Toss Wiretaps

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Attorneys for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked a federal judge on Monday to bar prosecutors from playing any FBI wiretap recordi...

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Blagojevich Aide: Ex Gov Would Hide In Bathroom To Avoid Staff

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich hid in the bathroom, ducked into a back room and left the office early to avoid discussing complex issues with his bud...

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Tom Balanoff, Union Leader: Blagojevich Wanted Cabinet Post

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich brought up the possibility of a Cabinet post for himself after a union leader with close ties to Barack Obama urged th...

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Alexi Giannoulias Subpoenaed For Blagojevich Trial

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias said Sunday that he won't be hurt politically by his subpoena to testify at the corruption tri...

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WATCH: Blagojevich On 'Daily Show'

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Despite goading from "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich declined Monday night to pr...

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Research on Power Teaches Why Blagojevich Did What he Did (...and Why he Might Get Away With It)

Adam Galinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adam Galinsky

The powerful often egregiously overstep sacred bounds of public and private trust, only to be consistently forgiven, with their trespasses forgotten. I call this dance the "power tango."

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Dancin' To The Jailhouse Rock: Rod's Remix

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Schweiger Schecter

There was no smoking gun at the 11th hour. Did the prosecutor's strategy simply go sour?

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One Blagojevich Too Many

Matt Farmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Farmer

It's time for the feds to cut Robert Blagojevich loose. Let the man get back to Tennessee and reclaim what remains of his old life.

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Blagojevich Corruption Has Not Changed Rules For Senate Appointments In Other States

AP | KATHLEEN MILLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Lawmakers in at least 15 states backed stripping governors of their power to fill U.S. Senate vacancies after former Illinois G...

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Blagojevich Exclusive: "If I Get Convicted..."

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lonna Saunders

"If I get convicted of this, every politician in America should!" That's what former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich told me during a courthouse lunch break.

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Instructions Handed Out For Jurors In The Rod Blagojevich Trial

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Till now, jurors have been hearing evidence. But the jury instructions make the law clear and give the jurors a framework into which they can kind of ...

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Blagojevich Trial: Get Your Tickets to the Greatest Show on Earth!

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lonna Saunders

I was talking with a friend of mine who happens to be a security guard, and he burst out laughing when I told him that printed tickets were required to attend Rod Blagojevich's trial.

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Blagojevich Trial: Rod And Patti Spent $400,000 On Clothes Over Six Years

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Rod and Patti Blagojevich spent more than $400,000 on clothes including tailored suits, custom-made shirts, furs and once even topped ...

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Blagojevich Trial: On Tape, Blago Says He Wants 'A Good Gig' For Seat

AP | MICHAEL TARM and MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Days after the November 2008 election, Rod Blagojevich sent word to Barack Obama that he would name one of the president-elect's close...

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Blagojevich Brothers Will Face Trial Together, Judge Rules

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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The brother of ex-governor Rod Blagojevich had asked to be tried separately. But Judge James Zagel denied that request Wednesday....

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Rod Blagojevich Trial: Judge Chides Ex-Governor But Won't Gag Him

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich's trial judge accused the talkative former governor on Wednesday of making a "backhanded play for sympathy" in comment...

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