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Illinois Governor 'Not-yet-indicted' no longer!

December 09, 2008

The Tax Update wishes to make a correction. In a March 8, 2007 post, we said the pronunciation of the last name of Illinois Governor Blagojevich was "so far unindicted." That is no longer correct:

Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, were arrested today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges alleging that they and others are engaging in ongoing criminal activity: conspiring to obtain personal financial benefits for Blagojevich by leveraging his sole authority to appoint a United States Senator; threatening to withhold substantial state assistance to the Tribune Company in connection with the sale of Wrigley Field to induce the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members sharply critical of Blagojevich; and to obtain campaign contributions in exchange for official actions – both historically and now in a push before a new state ethics law takes effect January 1, 2009.

The Tax Update regrets the error.

Tags: Corrections; idiots.