Former IL Gov. George Ryan - Guilty on all counts

[emw]

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This may not be of significant interest to those outside of Illinois, but it was interesting to see a politician have to face the music. Pending appeal, of course...

CHICAGO -- Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who gained international fame as a death penalty critic but left office in 2003 amid a corruption scandal, was convicted of all counts Monday after a five-month trial in federal court.

A racketeering conspiracy charge included in the 22-count indictment against Ryan and a lobbyist friend carried a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Ryan's sentencing was scheduled for Aug. 4.

 

[Angelus520]

Good news! Can't wait to see how many appeals this goes through.

 

[OnceUGoMac]

IL governors are notoriously corrupt. I'm glad that he finaly got convicted. Who's next in line? Blagojevich, our current governor. That makes four govenors in the past fifty years to have been indicted of corruption. Then again, they keep voting Daley in as Mayor of Chicago, so I shouldn't be surprised.

 

[eva01]

Sounds like that RI politician convicted of the same charges i believe