Supreme Court rejects Illinois ex-governor's corruption appeal
Source: Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected flamboyant former two-term Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s appeal of convictions on corruption charges including attempted extortion from campaign contributors, wire fraud and other crimes.
The court left in place a July 2015 ruling by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the bulk of the convictions. Blagojevich is serving a 14-year sentence.
Prosecutors said Blagojevich was at the center of a conspiracy to seek cash, campaign contributions and jobs for himself and others in exchange for state appointments, state business, legislation and pension fund investments.
Among those actions were attempts to leverage his authority as governor to appoint a U.S. senator when Barack Obama left his Senate seat representing Illinois after being elected president in 2008, prosecutors said.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-blagojevich-idUSKCN0WU12W
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One's a trash-talking thug trying to stay one step ahead of the law. The other was played by James Gandolfini...
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