Blago may be looking at some significant time
ecthompsonmd
April 3, 2009
I’m in Seattle for a conference. There’s nothing like being packed in an airplane for a four an half hour plane ride. Rod Blagojevich, former governor of Illinois, has been indicted on 16 felony counts. The charges include racketeering, conspiracy, wire fraud, extortion conspiracy, attempted extortion and making false statements. There was some speculation that his wife may be indicted also. That may happen, but it did not happen today. The Chicago Sun-Times has a very lengthy article on this indictment. The actual indictment can be read here. The opening paragraph of the indictment reads: “Since 2002, even before he was
