[Rhodes22-list] Illinois Governor Arrested for Corruption

[Bill Effros]

December 9, 2008


  Illinois Governor Arrested for Corruption

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO (AP) — An official says Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 
(bluh-GOY'-uh-vich) has been arrested in Chicago on corruption charges 
stemming from the selection of the successor to President-elect Barack 
Obama's U.S. Senate seat.

U.S. Attorney's office spokesman Randall Samborn says both Blagojevich 
and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested Tuesday. Authorities 
aren't yet releasing details about those charges. However, a federal law 
enforcement official tells The Associated Press the governor is accused 
of corruption charges. The official says the charges stem from the 
selection process of a successor to Obama.

Federal prosecutors have investigated Blagojevich's administration for 
at least three years. They've been looking at everything from how he 
hired people for state jobs to the actions of friends and contributors.