Review board strips Rod Blagojevich of law license

[CatWoman]

CHICAGO — An attorney review board has stripped former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich of his license to practice law.

The move was expected despite President Trump’s decision to release Blagojevich from prison early.

The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission found Blagojevich engaged in a pattern of “dishonest and deceptive conduct.

Additionally, they said he has “not acknowledged that his conduct was wrongful or expressed any remorse.”

The Illinois Supreme Court previously suspended Blagojevich’s law license indefinitely after his conviction on counts of wire fraud, bribery and attempted extortion.

“I haven’t practiced law since 1995. Imagine yourself sitting on a plane and then the pilot announces before takeoff that he hasn’t flown in 25 years. Wouldn’t you want to get off that plane? I don’t want to hurt anybody,” Blagojevich said in a statement.

Blagojevich came home from a Colorado prison last month.

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[Poiuyt]

1. They hadn't already?

[UTUSN]

2. K&R, but good question, they hadn't already?!1

[live love laugh]

3. What happened to the concept of allowing men to

Pay their dues and then reenter society? The “lockup” mentality is crazy.

Seems like folks might have only been happy if he’d stayed in jail 7 more years and then come out as a panhandler.

[mnmoderatedem]

4. he was defiant, non remorseful and never admitted guilt

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he did nothing to mitigate the situation and was his own worst enemy.

[OnDoutside]

5. All that, and bringing the Law Society into disrepute by having him as a member.