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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Blagojevich pleads not guilty
2010-06-04
[Iran Press TV Latest] The former Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich, who is on trial for corruption, has pleaded not guilty to all charges leveled against him.

Blagojevich, 53, pleaded not guilty to 24 counts including racketeering, wire fraud, attempted extortion and bribery.

Among other charges, he and his co-defendant brother, 54-year-old Tennessee businessman Robert Blagojevich deny scheming to sell or trade Barack Obama's seat in the US Senate after he was elected president.

On Wednesday, attorneys close to the case said Blagojevich's defense has also subpoenaed White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel as a witness. The attorneys spoke on condition of anonymity because the subpoena had not been made public.

Should Emanuel take the stand, he would be asked about what effort, if any, the White House made to get Blagojevich to appoint Obama's friend Valerie Jarrett to the Senate seat.
That would be three elections for Congress that the White House attempted to meddle in... that we know of. The president might as well have taken credit for giving up smoking, given all the free second-hand stuff he's been breathing since the last election.
Jarrett had been mentioned as a candidate but withdrew to become a presidential adviser. She also has been subpoenaed by the defense, a White House official said Wednesday on condition.

If convicted, Blagojevich faces a maximum of 415 years in prison and fines totaling USD 6 million.
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Posted by: 3dc   2010-06-04 23:36  

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