Federal prosecutors filed an indictment Thursday afternoon against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, The Washington Times has learned.
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who is overseeing the Blagojevich case, issued a press release Thursday morning indicating there would be a filing in a significant criminal matter.
Mr. Blagojevich was originally arrested in December and accused on various corruption charges, including a purported effort to sell to the highest bidder the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President Obama.
Ben Conery is a member of the investigative team covering the Supreme Court and legal affairs. Prior to coming to The Washington Times in 2008, Mr. Conery covered criminal justice and legal affairs for daily newspapers in Connecticut and Massachusetts. He was a 2006 recipient of the New England Newspaper Association’s Publick Occurrences Award for a series of articles about ...
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