Blagojevich found guilty on 17 charges.
18 of the 20 charges against the former governor came after nine days of deliberation by the jury following close scrutiny. In early 2009, Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office by the Illinois Legislature.
Blagojevich’s first trial;
A jury found Blagojevich, 54, guilty of felony charges of wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery and conspiracy.
He was found not guilty on one count related to the attempted extortion of Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s former chief of staff and Chicago’s mayor since May. The jury could not come to an agreement on two charges.
Blagojevich’s second trial;
Blagojevich’s second trial, after a jury was unable to come to an agreement on all but one count last summer. In that trial, he was found guilty on one count of lying to the FBI. He is the fourth former Illinois governor to be convicted on felony charges since 1973.
Earlier in the day, Zagel read a note from the jury that said they had “come to a unanimous decision on 18 of 20 counts” but were “confident that we will not be able to come to agreement on the two counts even with further deliberation.”
Prosecutors urged Zagel to accept the verdict on the 18 charges, and the defense agreed.
(two trials=guilty)
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