CHICAGO-(AEAE)-FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVIC (BLAGO) WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SEVENTEEN COUNTS OF CORRUPTION IN AN ILLINOIS FEDERAL COURT HOUSE TODAY. BLAGO IS NOW STARING AT 99 YEARS IN PRISION. In Blago's first trial a year ago he was found guilty of only one count, lying to an FBI Agent. That jury was unable to reach a decision on the other 23 counts of corruption. In that jury there was one courageous black jurier who held out because of her conviction that Blago was innocent. However the Government with its unlimited resources decided to retrie Blago a second time. Blago' initial team of lawyers lead by Sam Adams Jr., after bilking Blago out of over 2 million dollars, bailed out on Blago after the first trial concluded. In the second trial, Blago was forced to employ a new team of attorneys. The Government dropped Blago's brother from the first trial, cut the charges against Blago down to 20 and retried Blago. After this 6 week trial, the jury came back today and found Blago guilty on 17 counts, not guilty on one count and were dead locked on two other counts. In the second trial Blago took the stand. The Government on cross examination, called Blago a "convicted" liar, having been convicted of talking to a government agent and lying to him about the fact that Blago claimed that he was "not guilty" of the charges. When a target of a grand jury investigation makes an admission to a goverment agent that he is "not guilty" of whatever he is being charged with, that is called "lying" to a Government Agent. After the jury issued their guilty decision today, one of the juriers who was interviewed by the press said that "it was Blago's admission on the tape recorded telephone conversations that buried Blago!". Here we have a attorney Blagojevich talking to government investigators and making "damming" admissions on telephone conversations, all of which lead to give the jury enough evidence to "convict" Blagojevich. After the convition today Blagojevich said in an interview to the press that he was "stunned" by the jury verdict today!. However no one else who has been following this case for the last 2 1/2 years was "stunned" by the jury decision today, because everyone knew that Blago had convicted himself! http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/6210641-418/local-lawmakers-found-blago-guilty-too.html
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