July 19, 2012
An Illinois federal judge sentenced a former state pension fund trustee to more than 5 1/2 years in prison Thursday for fraud and money laundering, a reduced punishment prosecutors requested based on his cooperation in cases tied to imprisoned former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
November 22, 2011
A top political fundraiser for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced Tuesday to 126 months in prison after he was convicted in 2008 of taking part in a fraud scheme to trade state business for kickbacks and bribes.