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FBI: Former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Corruption in Office

Rod Blagojevich
Then-Governor Rod Blagojevich made a rare stop in the South Suburbs on Martin Luther King Day at Lincoln Mall in 2005. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski)

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison following his conviction at trials in 2010 and 2011 on 18 felony counts of corruption during his tenure as governor, including his effort in 2008 to illegally trade the appointment of a United States…

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