Blagojevich Guilty

JUDGMENT DAY

Updated Apr. 24, 2017 3:30PM EDT / Published Jun. 27, 2011 3:15PM EDT

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A federal jury in Chicago found former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich guilty of trying to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. He was found guilty of 17 counts of wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery, extortion conspiracy and bribery conspiracy. The jury deadlocked on two counts of attempted extortion and acquitted him on one charge of bribery. Blagojevich showed no reaction as the jury read the verdict, but hiis wife, Patti, burst into tears. Jurors at the first trial found him guilty of only one charge, lying to the FBI, and could not agree on 23 others.

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Blagojevich Guilty

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