What a quandary Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois has himself in now. He has been arrested for trying to sell the senate that was held by President-elect Barack Obama. The governor has the authority to appoint someone to the vacated senate seat and apparently he wanted to line his pockets as well.
A 76-page FBI affidavit said the 51-year-old Democratic governor was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps over the last month conspiring to sell or trade the vacant Senate seat for personal benefits for himself and his wife, Patti.
The affidavit said Blagojevich discussed getting a substantial salary for himself at a nonprofit foundation or an organization affiliated with labor unions.
Ironically Blagojevich’s predecessor, former Governor George Ryan, is serving 6 years for federal charges of his own.
Source: tbo.com
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