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Federal Jury Convicts Blagojevich on Only 1 Count

(Aug. 17) -- A federal jury in Chicago today convicted ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on just one count but deadlocked on 23 others, including the allegation that he tried to sell President Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. The former governor could face up to five years in prison on the one conviction, lying to...

Jury Gets Case in Blagojevich Corruption Trial

CHICAGO (July 28) - Rod Blagojevich's fate was in the hands of jurors today as they prepared to begin deciding whether the impeached Illinois governor tried to sell a nomination to President Barack Obama's former Senate seat and schemed to use his political power for personal gain. Jurors, weighing evidence against the...

Can Blagojevich Win Jurors' Votes in Corruption Case?

(June 3) -- After glad-handing citizens and hustling on the campaign trail, Rod Blagojevich, the man with the trademark Beatles-style do, persuaded 1.7 million Illinois voters to re-elect him governor in 2006. Nearly four years later, the now-impeached governor hopes to win over just 12 very important votes: the jurors...