The trial of disgraced former governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich has just concluded. Two weeks of deliberation left the grand jury giving a single guilty verdict out to him. Blagojevich received a count of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sentencing will soon follow, and he could face up to five years in prison for giving false statements to government officials. Federal prosecutors have decided to re-try Blagojevich already.
Wait for two weeks for the verdict
It was about two years ago when Rod Blagojevich was arrested because he tried selling the U.S. Senate seat that Barack Obama left empty. In the time between then and also the verdict, he was impeached and removed from office. He faced 24 different accusations of corruption. After two weeks, the jury, which had been mostly deadlocked before then, came back with only one clear verdict. Mistrial was announced for 23 of the accounts when he was considered guilty of giving statements which were lies to the FBI.
U.S. Attorney will file for a retrial
According to the New York Times, officials from the U.S. Attorney’s office said they’ll try to retry Blagojevich. He was nevertheless convicted, after all, of one count of lying to the FBI. Making false statements to the FBI is a federal crime, which carries a fine of up to $ 250,000 or up to five years in prison, or both. Numerous hope both will happen.
Balgojevich as Chicago stereotype
Politics in Chicago are usually corrupt. George Ryan was removed from office and convicted also, as Rod Blagojevich’s previous governor. Federal prison now holds Ryan because of the corruption he did. We do not know where Rod Blagojevich will be since a second trial may be happening soon. Five years in prison could be where his life goes.
