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Blago Indictment Highlights
directorblue.blogspot.com - 4/2/2009
Blago Indictment Highlights
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The Chicago Sun-Times has the complete dossier on this afternoon's indictment of Rod Blagojevich and other members of the "Chicago Machine". The charges are packaged as a racketeering conspiracy (under federal RICO laws), which gives the justice system wide leeway in attaching the ill-gotten ...
Ethics board launches probe into Rep Jesse Jackson Jr.
suntimes.com - 4/8/2009
Ethics board launches probe into Rep Jesse Jackson Jr.
— suntimes.com — Sun-Times exclusive: A congressional ethics board has launched a preliminary inquiry into U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.... (D-Ill), related to President Obama (more) Ethics board launches probe into Rep Jesse Jackson Jr.

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FEDS INDICT EX-GOV. BLAGOJEVICH
cbs2chicago.com - 4/2/2009
FEDS INDICT EX-GOV. BLAGOJEVICH
— cbs2chicago.com — Disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is on a resort vacation in Florida, was indicted today on a... host of federal corruption charges. (more) FEDS INDICT EX-GOV. BLAGOJEVICH

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Blagojevich indicted on federal corruption charges
news.yahoo.com - 4/2/2009
Blagojevich indicted on federal corruption charges
— news.yahoo.com — CHICAGO Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and five others were indicted Thursday on charges of scheming to... auction off President Barack Obama 's vacant U.S. Senate seat , pressuring a congressman for campaign money and lying to FBI agents. The ... (more) Blagojevich indicted on federal corruption charges

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Blagojevich Indicted
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 4/2/2009 — Chicago Breaking News Center reports : Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his brother Rob and Christopher Kelly, a former top fundraiser for Blagojevich, were all indicted today on corruption charges, the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago announced.  ...
Indictment suggests Rahm, brother were victims of extortion attempt
politico.com 4/3/2009 — Rahm Emanuel appears to have been a victim of one of the extortion attempts with which former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was charged tonight. Patrick Fitzgerald's indictment refers to two incidents involving "Congressman A": In one, ...
Breaking: Blago gets RICO indictments
hotair.com 4/3/2009 — Read this post »
Indictment in Blagojevich case coming later today — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Chicago Sun Times[/b] The U.S. Attorney's office said this morning it plans to make an announcement about a “significant criminal matter'' later today, which sources said is the indictment of ex-governor Rod Blagojevich. The indictment will likely be handed down within the next ...
“The Blagojevich Enterprise” — Michelle Malkin
That’s the name of the Rowdy Roddy Blago criminal racket that the feds came up with in their indictment today. [...] Read the rest »
Feds Pull Out RICO On Blago, Team — TPMMuckraker
The indictment of Rod Blagojevich and his associates includes one RICO conspiracy count. From the DOJ's press release : The RICO conspiracy count alleges that Blagojevich personally, the Office of the Governor of Illinois and Friends of Blagojevich were associated and, together, constituted ...
BREAKING: Blagojevich Indicted — Firedoglake
Big surprise ... not. Rod Blagojevich indicted for corruption, including trying to sell the Senate seat. Here is the indictment . In addition to Blago and Harris (who were arrested in December), RobBlago, Lon Monk, Christopher Kelly, and William Cellini were indicted. I'm looking for the ...
Feds: Blago And Cronies Were Scheming To Make Money From The Start — TPMMuckraker
Here are the major new allegations contained in the indictment of Rod Blagojevich, his brother Robert Blagojevich, and four associates (from a very detailed DOJ press release (pdf)): [B]eginning in 2002 and continuing after Blagojevich was first elected governor, Blagojevich and Monk, along ...
Blago — Eschaton
Wee problems. Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his brother Rob and Christopher Kelly, a former top fundraiser for Blagojevich, were all indicted today on corruption charges, the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago announced. Also charged in the indictment were Lon Monk, a lobbyist and former ...
Burris: Blago Indictment 'Has Nothing To Do With Me' — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
With former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) expected to be indicted Thursday by the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, the man he controversially appointed to the Senate says it doesn't concern him. Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) told The Hill that Blagojevich is the one who will have to ...
Burris: Blago Indictment 'Has Nothing To Do With Me' — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
With former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) expected to be indicted Thursday by the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, the man he controversially appointed to the Senate says it doesn't concern him. Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) told The Hill that Blagojevich is the one who will have to ...
Blago Indictment Coming — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Chicago Tribune : "The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago says that later today it is announcing developments in a 'significant criminal matter.' Sources familiar with the situation said the announcement is expected to be the indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and others on corruption ...
A Blago indictment? — Ben Smith's Blog
The Chicago press reports that ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich is likely to be indicted today, and Patrick Fitzgerald's office just told reporters to keep a look out for a release "late this afternoon...regarding a significant criminal matter." Blago junkies should hit refresh here .
Blago indictment coming this afternoon? — News
This release comes from the northern Illinois U.S. Attorney's office: CHICAGO - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois will issue a press release and provide a court filing late this afternoon, Thursday, April 2, 2009, regarding a significant criminal matter. The ...
Blago Indicted! — Right Soup
Disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich , who is on vacation at DISNEYWORLD, was indicted today on a host of federal corruption charges dating back to 2002 even before he was sworn in as governor. Several aides were also charged in the 75-page indictment filed late Thursday afternoon in federal court.  ...
Blagojevich Indictment Reaction: Burris, Durbin, Quinn, Rush, GOP Leaders — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
The reactions of leading Illinois politicians to the Blagojevich indictment , as assembled by the AP: CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says it's a sad day, calling the charges in the federal indictment against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) and five others "very serious." ...
BLAGOJEVICH STATEMENT ON INDICTMENT: I AM INNOCENT — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich again declared his innocence in a statement released by his publicist in response to the sweeping, 19-count indictment on federal corruption charges unveiled Thursday (emphasis added): Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich released the following statement, via the ...
Blagojevich indicted on federal corruption charges — The New Editor
From AP : Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and five others were indicted Thursday on charges of scheming to auction off President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, pressuring a congressman for campaign money and lying to FBI agents. The 19-count indictment alleges Blagojevich and ...
Blago, brother, and other aides indicted — Sister Toldjah
Mega-ouch : A federal grand jury today has lodged sweeping corruption charges against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his brother, Robert, two former top aides, as well as a prominent Downstate businessman. The 19-count indictment charges that corruption started under the former ...
Blagojevich Indicted — Daily Kos
Former Governor Rod Blagojevich has been indicted : Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been indicted on charges he engaged in a "wide-ranging scheme to deprive the people of Illinois of honest government." A federal grand jury handed down the 19-count indictment against Blagojevich, his ...
Blagojevich Indictment Released. — The Volokh Conspiracy
Rod Blagojevich was indicted by a grand jury, with the indictment released by the US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois....
Blagojevich Indicted For Corruption Along With Brother And Top Aides — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
CHICAGO -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been indicted on charges he engaged in a "wide-ranging scheme to deprive the people of Illinois of honest government." A federal grand jury handed down the 19-count indictment against Blagojevich, his brother, two former aides and two ...
Blago indicted — Ben Smith's Blog
Here's the prosecutors' summary (.pdf) , and here's the 75-page indictment (.pdf) . One of the charges is the alleged attempt to obtain personal financial benefit from the Senate appointment, with the formal allegation that the former governor "sought to obtain financial benefits for ...
Indictment imminent for Blagojevich — msnbc.com: Politics
An indictment is expected as early as Thursday charging ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich with presiding over state government awash in political corruption.