Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, was finally indicted today on federal corruption charges.
Several aides were also charged in the 75-page indictment filed late Thursday afternoon in federal court.
“Since 2002, even before he was first elected governor … Governor Rod Blagojevich and a circle of his closest aides … engaged in a scheme to deprive the people of Illinois of honest government,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
Blagojevich, 52, was indicted on 16 felony counts, including racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud, extortion conspiracy, attempted extortion and making false statements to federal agents.
He allegedly abused his office in numerous matters to seek money, campaign contributions, and employment for himself and others, in exchange for official actions, including trying to leverage his authority to appoint a United States senator, U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald said in a statement.
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