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USA v. Blagojevich et al

  1. August 23, 2016

    Blagojevich To Appeal Reinstated 14-Year Prison Sentence

    Former Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich will appeal a federal judge's reinstatement of his 14-year prison sentence, according to a notice filed with the court on Tuesday.

  2. August 09, 2016

    Blagojevich Must Serve Rest Of 14-Year Corruption Term

    Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich must serve the remainder of his original 14-year sentence, an Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting the disgraced politician's claim his four years behind bars have erased the arrogance and greed that earned him the stiff penalty.

  3. August 08, 2016

    Blagojevich's Resentencing Marks New Era In Old Case

    When former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich sits down in front of the camera Tuesday to broadcast his image into a federal courtroom in Chicago for his resentencing hearing, it will be the public's first glimpse at how the man at the center of a massive corruption probe has weathered the seven years since his indictment.

  4. July 27, 2016

    Blago To Speak Via Video At August Resentencing, Atty Says

    Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will likely speak at his resentencing next month, his attorney told the federal judge overseeing his case Wednesday, but the charismatic politician will have to deliver his defense via video conference.

  5. July 26, 2016

    Unrepentant Blagojevich Doesn't Deserve Leniency: Gov't

    In their final written arguments before ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's resentencing next month, prosecutors told the federal judge overseeing the disgraced politician's case Monday that he still hasn't accepted responsibility for his crimes, while his defense argued the crimes remaining are less serious and warrant a shorter sentence.

  6. July 12, 2016

    Blagojevich Should Serve Full 14-Year Term, Prosecutors Say

    Ahead of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's resentencing next month, prosecutors told the federal judge overseeing the case Monday that he should remain in prison for the eight years he has left, while his defense argued the convictions still standing aren't enough to warrant more time behind bars.

  7. March 30, 2016

    Prosecutors Decline To Retry Blagojevich On 5 Tossed Counts

    Prosecutors told a Chicago federal judge Wednesday they do not wish to retry former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on five corruption counts that were overturned by the Seventh Circuit, preferring instead to dismiss those counts and have him resentenced for 13 convictions that were upheld on appeal.

  8. October 04, 2012

    Ill. Political Insider Gets 1 Year In Shakedown Conspiracy

    Real estate investor and political insider William Cellini was sentenced to one year and one day in prison Thursday on charges tied to an alleged conspiracy aimed at shaking down a Hollywood film producer to get a campaign contribution for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

  9. July 18, 2012

    Cellini's Sentencing Pushed Back Amid Health Issues

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday pushed back the sentencing of real estate investor and political insider William Cellini, who has recently experienced health problems, to Oct. 4 for his bribery and extortion-related convictions.

  10. July 13, 2012

    Cellini Asks For Sentencing Delay As Feds Seek Prison Time

    Real estate investor and political insider William Cellini asked an Illinois federal court Friday to again push back his July 23 sentencing date, days after the government recommended he be sentenced to "a meaningful term of imprisonment" for convictions tied to bribery and extortion.

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