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| Source: Feds take Gov. Blagojevich into custody |
| 2008-12-09 |
| Looking for O-pardon? A source said today that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was taken into federal custody at his North Side home this morning. The U.S. attorney's office would not confirm the information, and a spokesman for the governor did not immediately return a phone call for comment. A three-year federal corruption investigation of pay-to-play politics in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration has expanded to include his impending selection of a new U.S. senator to succeed President-elect Barack Obama, the Tribune has learned. pay-to-play is the Chicago way. Don't these guys respect tradition? Federal authorities got approval from a judge before the November general election to secretly record the governor, sources told the Tribune, and among their concerns was whether the selection process might be tainted. That possibility has become a focus in an intensifying investigation that has included recordings of the governor and the cooperation of one of his closest friends. The governor has not been accused of any wrongdoing. The specific contents of the recent recordings have not been disclosed. Blagojevich has said the appointment of a Senate successor, which is his choice alone, could come in a matter of weeks. heh heh...think that process just got longer |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #21 Its really just payback for comments made earlier n the month about o keeping the side streets free of snow this winter. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2008-12-09 15:03 |
| #20 Can the great Bambalooza be far behind ? Yes, miles behind, I'm afraid. Not even in the rearview mirror. Patrick Fitzgerald was very explicit in stating he didn't suspect Obama had any knowledge of any of this. |
| Posted by: Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2008-12-09 14:58 |
| #19 The main charge right now appears to be trying to sell Obama's Senate seat... |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-09 13:23 |
| #18 I'd feel better about this if some of the cleaning house was coming from the voters electing reform candidates, like in Lousiana. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-12-09 13:03 |
| #17 That's not the Rod Blagojevich I knew. |
| Posted by: B. Hussein Obama 2008-12-09 12:43 |
| #16 Heh-heh-heh. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-12-09 12:14 |
| #15 Jesse don't play dat. |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-12-09 12:02 |
| #14 Chief of Staff arrested too |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-12-09 11:16 |
| #13 BUT ROD DID A FEDERAL OFFENSE. So... Allenwood or Marion? I vote for Marion. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-12-09 11:04 |
| #12 That's not the Rod Blagojevich I knew. |
| Posted by: Barak H. Obama 2008-12-09 11:03 |
| #11 From this morning's Trib on-line. Must be somethin in the water. 3 former Illinois governors, Kerner, Walker, Ryan, served prison time since early 1970s By The Associated Press 9:30 AM CST, December 9, 2008 Three former Illinois governors have gone to prison in the past 35 years. —Otto Kerner, a Democrat who was governor from 1961 to 1968, served less than a year of a three-year sentence after his 1973 conviction on bribery, tax evasion and other counts. He was convicted of arranging favorable horse racing dates as governor in return for getting horse racing association stock at reduced prices. Kerner died in 1976. —Dan Walker, a Democrat who was governor from 1973 to 1977, served 1½ years of a seven-year sentence after pleading guilty in 1987 to bank fraud, misapplication of funds and perjury. The charges were not related to his service as governor. —George Ryan, a Republican who was governor from 1999 to 2003, was convicted of corruption in 2006 for steering state contracts and leases to political insiders while he was Illinois secretary of state and then governor. He is serving a 6½-year prison term. In addition, William Stratton, governor from 1953-1961, was later indicted but was acquitted on charges of income tax evasion. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-12-09 10:56 |
| #10 I was wondering when this would break. Blago has been selling everything he could get his hands on since being elected. Now he can join former Gov. Ryan in the jug. Maybe Durbin was setting the stage to get the Pres to pardon Roddie. Gotta love Illinois - can't tell the inmates without a scorecard. |
| Posted by: Spot 2008-12-09 10:52 |
| #9 Good. They got Ryan. Now this crook. How about da mayor ? When do they shackle Rezko ? Can the great Bambalooza be far behind ? He's one of the mayor's favorites. What a den of crooks. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-12-09 10:52 |
| #8 Neither does the AP. |
| Posted by: Scott R 2008-12-09 10:51 |
| #7 CNN doesn't even list his party |
| Posted by: Beavis 2008-12-09 10:49 |
| #6 Don't these guys respect tradition? For Illinois governors, this is the tradition. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-12-09 10:45 |
| #5 Those WON'T be 'Republic' windows he'll be peering through, whahahhaa. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-12-09 10:40 |
| #4 Take that back. Selling the Senate Seat is only mentioned in Count 14. "General Corruption". Big mistake was trying to get the Chicago Tribune Editorial board fired! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-12-09 10:35 |
| #3 The main charge right now appears to be trying to sell Obama's Senate seat... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-12-09 10:25 |
| #2 Oh, oh, oh a new game of guess the party affiliation. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2008-12-09 10:12 |
| #1 Don't these guys respect tradition? Eliot Ness started another tradition. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-12-09 10:06 |