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Rod R. Blagojevich (/ b l ə ˈ ɡ ɔɪ. ə v ɪ tʃ / blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", [2] [3] is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight years on federal charges of ...
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on federal corruption charges regarding the filling of President Obama 's vacant Senate seat and other charges. Tony Rezko, 1 fast-food entrepreneur and Chicago real estate developer. Major contributor to Illinois politicians.
Rod Blagojevich controversies. A number of controversies related to Rod Blagojevich, formerly the Governor of Illinois, were covered in the press during and after his administration. [1] In addition to a reputation for secrecy that was noted by the Associated Press, [2] Blagojevich was the subject of political, legal, and personal controversies ...
A federal judge this week channeled one of the most famous children’s authors of the last century in telling off ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his efforts to regain the right to run for ...
CHICAGO – Rod Blagojevich used to joke that “he barely knew where the law library was” as he earned his law degree from Pepperdine University amid surfing the Pacific Ocean and mingling with ...
President Trump went from berating former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his lack of Harry Potter knowledge to commuting his prison sentence.In 2011, Blagojevich was convicted of wire fraud ...
On December 9, 2008, the FBI arrested Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) on various corruption charges, most notably allegations that he attempted to sell the appointment to the vacant U.S. Senate seat. On December 31, 2008, Blagojevich nevertheless appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill the vacancy. [6]
Democrat Rod Blagojevich, a U.S. Congressman, ran against Republican Jim Ryan (no relation to the incumbent), the Illinois Attorney General. Blagojevich won 52% to 45%, becoming the first Democrat to win an election for governor since 1972. As of 2023, this is the last Illinois governor election where no candidate running was an incumbent.