corruption
Turns out what he thought was "something fishy" was actually something illegal.
The order is only temporary, and it could change once the court hears from federal prosecutors.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The charges largely stem from his efforts to conceal and pay back an illegal $1 million loan from an unidentified Virginia businessman for his mayoral campaign, federal prosecutors said.
Officer Elijah Lately is currently suspended without pay.
Part of an anti-corruption push amid protests.
Three staffers for former Rep. Ron Paul allegedly helped pay off a state senator in exchange for his endorsement.
You don't have to be an expert to realize that with the Philippines' weak state institutions, hobbled by entrenched networks of political patronage, and only a single six-year term in office, there is just so much a well-meaning leader can do to overhaul a broken political system.
Blagojevich was convicted for trying to make money out of his power to appoint a replacement for Barack Obama, who was leaving his seat in the U.S. Senate representing Illinois after winning the presidential election in 2008.