Feds arrest Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich
source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-rod-blagojevich-1209,0,7997804.story
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It has all finally caught up to this crooked Politician.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested this morning by federal agents, according to the Chicago Tribune. The paper, which cites a single unnamed source, says it couldn't confirm the information with a spokesman for the Democratic governor or federal prosecutors.
The charges have not been disclosed.
The FBI has been conducting a wide-ranging investigation of corruption in the Blagojevich administration.
Earlier this morning, the Trib reported that federal investigators were authorized to surreptitiously record the governor while he was choosing a replacement for President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
Update at 9:26 a.m. ET: The Chicago Sun-Times says it has confirmed the Blagojevich arrest with an unnamed source of its own. A news conference is expected later today.
Update at 9:34 a.m. ET: The Associated Press says Blagojevich and his chief of staff were taken into custody.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested this morning by federal agents, according to the Chicago Tribune. The paper, which cites a single unnamed source, says it couldn't confirm the information with a spokesman for the Democratic governor or federal prosecutors.
The charges have not been disclosed.
The FBI has been conducting a wide-ranging investigation of corruption in the Blagojevich administration.
Earlier this morning, the Trib reported that federal investigators were authorized to surreptitiously record the governor while he was choosing a replacement for President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
Update at 9:26 a.m. ET: The Chicago Sun-Times says it has confirmed the Blagojevich arrest with an unnamed source of its own. A news conference is expected later today.
Update at 9:34 a.m. ET: The Associated Press says Blagojevich and his chief of staff were taken into custody.
