Rod Blagojevich was freed from a federal prison in Colorado in February 2020, ... April 2, 2009: Charged with racketeering, fraud and extortion Chicago Tribune front page from April 3, 2009.

After 14 days of deliberations, the jury examining the corruption case against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has found him guilty on only one count of the 24 counts he was facing. The ...

A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out five of the convictions against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, as well as his 14-year prison sentence. [[317913811 , C]] ...

An alleged extortion scheme against Rahm Emanuel surfaced anew in Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial Monday when jurors requested a transcript of testimony about the former Illinois governor all ...

Former governor Rod Blagojevich made a renewed plea for freedom Monday, arguing through his lawyers for a reduction of his 14 year sentence for extortion and bribery. But the government urged ...

In 2010, an Illinois jury found Blagojevich guilty on 17 felony counts, including wire fraud, conspiracy and attempted extortion. Two years later, he began a fourteen-year prison sentence that ...

President Trump on Monday signed a full and unconditional pardon for Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who served eight years in prison on corruption charges until Trump ...

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich will no longer be allowed to practice law in Illinois after being ... "A federal jury found that he had committed the offenses of wire fraud, attempted extortion, ...

Defiant Rod Blagojevich Sounds Familiar Note Upon Return Home From Prison: ... 'Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, you know what I mean' can amount to extortion under the Hobbs Act, ...

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his wife Patti arrive for the verdict in his corruption retrial at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse June 27, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.

President Trump signed a full pardon for Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who served eight years in prison for corruption. Here's what to know about Blagojevich and Trump.