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USA v. Blagojevich et al

  1. July 14, 2011

    Feds Want Blagojevich Back In Court With Bond Docs

    Federal prosecutors asked a federal judge Tuesday to haul former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich back into court to be admonished for failing to produce paperwork required to keep him out of prison while he awaits sentencing on corruption convictions.

  2. June 27, 2011

    Blagojevich Convicted On 17 Counts In Corruption Retrial

    A federal jury on Monday convicted former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich on 17 counts of attempted extortion, wire fraud, bribery and other corruption charges, overwhelmingly siding with government allegations that he tried to sell President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat and orchestrated illegal shakedowns.

  3. June 02, 2011

    Blagojevich Talks Senate Seat Strategies

    Prosecutors started cross-examining former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich during his corruption retrial Thursday, squeezing in an hour of questions after the defendant wrapped up his testimony by explaining his strategies for filling President Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat.

  4. June 01, 2011

    Blagojevich Says He Didn't Try To Sell Obama Senate Seat

    Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told jurors Wednesday that he never demanded anything or threatened anyone in exchange for an appointment to President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, addressing a crucial allegation he faces in his corruption retrial.

  5. May 31, 2011

    Blagojevich Denies Trading Favors For Campaign Cash

    Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich continued on Tuesday to deny allegations that he tried to trade political favors for campaign cash, telling jurors that he took no part in two purported shakedowns while responding to questions his lawyer was repeatedly forced to reword.

  6. May 27, 2011

    Blagojevich Denies Shakedown Of Racetrack Owner

    Returning to the stand on Friday, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich again denied that he held off on signing a gambling revenue recapture law in order to strong-arm a racetrack owner into coughing up a promised campaign contribution.

  7. May 26, 2011

    Blagojevich Denies Charges, Gets Personal In Testimony

    Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday denied several allegations he faces in his corruption retrial, turning to the criminal charges near the end of lengthy testimony that included asides on his working class childhood, rocky law school years and disco era hairstyle.

  8. May 25, 2011

    Blagojevich Tied Job To Campaign Cash, Jackson Says

    Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., told jurors Wednesday at Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial that the former Illinois governor implied at a 2003 meeting that Jackson's wife was passed over for a job in part because the congressman declined to hand over $25,000 for Blagojevich's election campaign.

  9. May 23, 2011

    Blagojevich Seeks Mistrial Over Cross-Examination

    Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked a federal judge on Monday for a mistrial, claiming the judge tied his attorneys' hands by denying certain lines of questioning during cross-examinations of government witnesses.

  10. May 18, 2011

    Judge Chides Blagojevich Atty Over Cross-Examination

    Following complaints from prosecutors, a federal judge chastised a lawyer representing former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in his corruption retrial Wednesday for repeatedly asking a government witness questions the court had already nixed.