Reuters – Three years after he was arrested outside his Chicago home on federal corruption charges, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption
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AP – Rod Blagojevich’s attorneys admitted Tuesday for the first time that the former Illinois governor is guilty of corruption, saying at his sentencing hearing that he accepts the verdicts against him but the prison term requested by prosecutors is too harsh.
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Blago’s lawyer reads emotional letters from family
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AP – A federal judge indefinitely delayed on Monday the sentencing for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on multiple corruption convictions, including attempted extortion for trying to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat in exchange for campaign donations or a high-paying job.
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Judge delays Blagojevich sentencing indefinitely
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AP – Rod Blagojevich received a fair retrial and his convictions for corruption including trying to sell President Barack Obama’s Senate seat should stand, prosecutors said Tuesday in their retort to the ousted Illinois governor’s request for another new trial.
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Prosecutors: Blagojevich convictions should stand
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A federal jury found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty of 17 counts of corruption, including trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Obama.
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Blagojevich Convicted of Corruption
AP – Jurors who convicted Rod Blagojevich of corruption Monday said it wasn’t that they didn’t like the ousted Illinois governor — they just didn’t believe him.
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Jurors liked Blagojevich, but didn’t believe him
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AP – Jurors deliberating for a fifth day at the retrial of Rod Blagojevich asked for help Thursday in understanding how to assess several charges, most of which relate to allegations that the impeached Illinois governor sought to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat.
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Blagojevich jury asks for clarity on instructions
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