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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.
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The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. Since becoming a state in 1818, 43 people have served as governor of Illinois; before statehood, it had only one territorial governor, Ninian Edwards. The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pardoning Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was sentenced to 14 years in prison before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020.
He was convicted of corruption in 2011 and began serving a 14-year prison sentence in 2012. The Democrat’s sentence was commuted by Trump in 2020 before Monday’s pardon.
The former governor later morphed into a staunch Trump advocate who supported his 2020 and 2024 presidential races. Blagojevich told CNN last year he considers himself a “Trumpocrat,” which he ...
Governor of Illinois Mail fraud and Travel Act [11] William Langer: Governor of North Dakota Conspiracy to defraud the United States [12] Richard W. Leche: Governor of Louisiana Mail fraud [13] Arch A. Moore, Jr. Governor of West Virginia Hobbs Act and mail fraud [14] John G. Rowland: Governor of Connecticut Mail fraud [15] George Ryan ...
Blagojevich is the seventh Illinois Governor to have been arrested or indicted; [26] and became the fourth, [clarification needed] following Dan Walker, who was jailed from 1987 to 1989. [27] As well as the allegations concerning the Senate seat, Blagojevich has also been charged with: