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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Fmr. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Gets 14 Years in Prison - Forbes

Fmr. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Gets 14 Years in Prison - Forbes: A solemn Blogojevich acknowledge his guilt at sentencing and even offered an apology (“unbelievably sorry”)….but it wasn’t enough. Judge Zagel noted that Blagojevich had to be forced out of office, impeached, rather than resign and went on to say, “…good works do not offset criminal conduct”. Prosecutors had wanted a stiff sentence of 15-20 years based on the federal sentencing guidelines….but that should have been difficult since there was the senate seat was never really “sold” and no cash exchanged hands. It makes the crime of Blagojevich no less sinister, but it does make one question the lengthy sentence asked for and imposed.

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