Blagojevich Gets 14 Years in Prison

Blagojevich Gets 14 Years in Prison: Milorad “Rod” Blagojevich, former Illinois regulator and populist, was slapped with an unexampled 14-year jail sentence in a federal corruptness case after a panel found him guilt-ridden on seventeen out of twenty charges earlier this twelvemonth. He was condemned of wire fraud, assayed extortion, soliciting bribes, confederacy to commit extortion and confederacy to solicit and accept bribes.

Mister. Blagojevich’s clock in prison house, which will be a lower limit of twelve years before he can buoy be considered for password, will see him reaching the old age of at least sixty-seven before he is a freewoman. He has been expected to news report to Fed authorities on Feb
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Speaking after his condemnation of the United States District Judge James Zagel was said to have made it clear that "the position of the former Governor and relentless history of corruption in Illinois" prompted a tough message. "When is the Governor who goes bad, the fabric of Illinois is torn and disfigured and not easily repaired" judge Zagel said Mr. Blagojevich, adding: "you did that damage".

Perhaps sensing that a harsh sentence was coming his way Mr. Blagojevich had struck a tone penitent during final hearings in court, saying: "here are guilty of crimes. The jury decided he was guilty. I'm accepting it. I recognise that it and, of course, I'm incredibly sorry for it. "

Continuing in the tradition of dubious of Illinois Governors sent to prison for wrongdoing – Mr. Blagojevich is the fourth since 1970 – his arrest in December 2008 and two subsequent tests in 2010 and 2011 transfixed the nation.

Disbelief, scope and scale of his crimes was centred on blatant attempt to disgrace the Governor for soliciting the bribes to the "sale" of the Senate seat which then Senator Barack Obama vacant when he left for the White House.

For months before his arrest police investigators had tapped her telephones and, according to reports, recorded conversations, profanity-laced between the Governor and his advisers about their alleged plans to profit from his authority. "

While a first trial in the federal case against him has seen him escape with a guilty verdict on only one of 24 charges, was ruled a mistrial. A new trial in case was conducted in June this year and on that occasion, the jury found Mr. Blagojevich guilty of 11 counts related to the Senate seat and 6 counts about extortion of funds by an Executive of the hospital.

After the first round Mr. Blagojevich claimed victory, saying: "this jury shows that the Government has thrown everything but the kitchen sink to me ... They could not prove that I did something wrong – except for a charge by Nebula five years ago. "

Famous for its multimedia show Mr. Blagojevich will however face a different reality, bleaker in February.

While it was said that the authorities had not yet decided where Mr. Blagojevich will serve time, reports said that would have certainly been "largely cut off from the outside world ... you will need to share a cell with other prisoners and a menial job, possibly scrub toilets or mopping floors, just 12 cents an hour's work."