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| Rod Blagojevich |
U.S. prosecutors vowed to retry former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich after failing to win a conviction on 23 of the 24 corruption charges he faced. Blagojevich, a 53-year-old Democrat, was accused of linking official acts, including selecting President Barack Obama’s Senate successor, to campaign contributions and personal favors. A jury in federal court in Chicago yesterday found him guilty only of making a false statement to federal investigators. The jurors failed to reach the necessary unanimous decision on the other charges. U.S. District Judge James Zagel declared a mistrial on those counts. Assistant U.S. Attorney Reid Schar told the judge “it is absolutely our intention” to retry those counts, which include racketeering and wire fraud. Read more here:
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