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Rod R. Blagojevich (/ bləˈɡɔɪ.əvɪtʃ / blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname " Blago ", [2][3] is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight years on federal charges of public ...
This is a list of lists of American politicians at the state and local levels who have been convicted of felony crimes committed while in office. The lists are broken by decades. List of 1850s American state and local politicians convicted of crimes. List of 1870s American state and local politicians convicted of crimes.
United States Army. Years of service. 1954–1956. [1][2][3][4] George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934) is an American former politician who served as the 39th governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as secretary of State of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and as lieutenant governor from 1983 ...
Corruption in Illinois has been a problem from the earliest history of the state. [1] Electoral fraud in Illinois pre-dates the territory's admission to the Union in 1818. [ 2 ] Illinois had the third most federal criminal convictions for public corruption between 1976 and 2012, behind New York and California .
State Representative John Rogers (D) convicted of wire and mail fraud. (2024) [1] State Representative David Cole (R) convicted of voter fraud and served 60 days in jail. (2023) [2][3] Fred Plump (D) State Representative pled guilty to criminal conspiracy and obstruction of justice. He repaid $200K and was forced to resign. (2023) [4][5][6]
On April 17, 2006, Ryan was convicted on all 18 counts, which included racketeering, misusing state resources for political gain, and fraud. He was sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison and began serving his sentence on November 7, 2007. Ryan was released from federal prison on July 3, 2013. [23]
Loyola University Chicago (JD) Michael Joseph Madigan (born April 19, 1942) is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. [1] He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States, having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to ...