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Rod R. Blagojevich (/ bləˈɡɔɪ.əvɪtʃ / blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname " Blago ", [2][3] is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight years on federal charges of public corruption.
In December 2008, then-Democratic Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were charged with corruption by federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. As a result, Blagojevich was impeached by the Illinois General Assembly and removed from office by the Illinois Senate in January 2009.
31 Μαΐ 2018 · Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich got a new lifeline on Thursday when President Donald Trump said he would consider pardoning or commuting his sentence on his federal corruption conviction.
19 Φεβ 2020 · After Rod Blagojevich — the former Illinois governor who was released from prison yesterday after his sentence on corruption charges was commuted — thanked President Trump and his family, he...
19 Φεβ 2020 · President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday. Blagojevich has been locked up at a federal prison in Englewood, Colorado since March 2012.
7 Δεκ 2011 · CHICAGO — Ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday for trying to auction off President Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat and a host of...
8 Αυγ 2019 · The big-haired Illinois governor known as 'Blago' was arrested in 2008 on charges he conspired he used his powers to try shake down political contributions