Allegations of misconduct are flying in the case of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. According to the Chicago Tribune, Blagojevich’s attorneys have accused the prosecution of misconduct during their investigation of the former Governor. Now the prosecution has struck back and charged that Blagojevich and his counsel lied. The jury deadlocked on 23 of 24… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Blagosphere RSS FeedBlagjojevich Jury Still Out–Two Weeks Later; NY Company and Owner Indicted in GA for Purchasing Stolen Baby Formula, Razors
Posted in BlagosphereAs most of the nation is aware, the jury continues to deliberate in the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his brother, Robert. As noted on the Chicago Tribune’s Blagojevich on Trial blog, on Friday the jury informed U.S. District Judge James Zagel that it had reached a verdict on only two… Continue Reading
Blagojevich Recap (Part II)
Posted in BlagosphereThe recap of the trial thus far of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, from the coverage of the Chicago Tribune’s "Blagojevich on Trial" Blog and the Springfield State Journal-Register’s Blagojevich trial coverage continues. Thursday, June 17, 2010: Former Democratic Party fundraiser Joseph Cari testifies that Blagojevich spoke with him about presidential ambitions and getting contributions… Continue Reading
Blagojevich Trial “Halftime” Recap (Part I)
Posted in BlagosphereNormal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Since the prosecution of former Illinois Governor Milorad R. “Rod” Blagojevich has rested its case, we take the opportunity to recap the testimony and evidence in the first 23 days of the trial, drawing upon the excellent coverage of the Chicago Tribune’s “Blagojevich on Trial” Blog, and also WGN-TV Team 9′s Trial… Continue Reading
Blagojevich Re-Indicted to Protect Against Losing Honest Services Counts
Posted in BlagosphereFormer Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich re-indicted by government in an effort to protect against losing the honest services mail fraud counts, if that law is declared unconstitional by the Supreme Court.
The Blagosphere – Blago Arraigned in Chicago
Posted in Arraignment, BlagosphereFormer Illinois Governor Blagojevich arraigned in Chicago
The Blagosphere – The Honest Services Mail Fraud Charges
Posted in BlagosphereO.K., so remember you heard it here first – a new portmanteau word, the combining of two words into one, Blagojevich and blogosphere. All future posts dealing with the former Governor of Illinois will be known as the Blagosphere. One curious thing we noticed about this indictment – it is captioned as a “Superseding Indictment,” or second… Continue Reading