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Illinois Governor Arrested

December 9, 2008 | Author Lisa

Only in Illinois, does your governor try to sell a Senate seat. What makes this all the more crazy is that he already was being investigated for other pay-to-play schemes, so how stupid do you have to be? According to the statement from the FBI, Blagojevich is alleged to have discussed obtaining:

a substantial salary for himself at either a non-profit foundation or an organization affiliated with labor unions;

a spot for his wife on paid corporate boards, where he speculated she might garner as much as $150,000 a year;

promises of campaign funds — including cash up front;

a Cabinet post or ambassadorship for himself.

We will have to see how this plays out, but in the meantime, who is in charge of Illinois?

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Illinois Governor Arrested