Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich   (fraudster, politician)
Born	December 10, 1956 Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	US
Alma mater	Northwestern University, Pepperdine University School of Law
Criminal charge	14 years in prison
Party	Democratic Party (United States)
Governor of Illinois In office January 13, 2003 - January 29, 2009 Impeached and convicted for fraud  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district In office January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2003 Succeeded by Rahm Emanuel

Rod "Blago" Blagojevich "was sent to prison for 14 years for soliciting bribes, including those for the Senate seat once held by Barack Obama, and for trying to shake down a children's hospital."

Commutation

Donald Trump commuted Blagojevich's prison sentence from 14 to 8 years. Trump stated "I don't know him very well, I've might've met him a couple of times".

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