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Federal judge sets Blagojevich trial for June 2010

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday set the corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich for June 3, 2010. Lawyers for two aids indicted with Blagojevich, Alonzo Monk and John Harris, indicated that their clients may agree to plea deals. Blagojevich's attorneys said they expect the aids to testify against the former governor. There will be a general status hearing July 22. In April, Blagojevich pleaded not guilty to 16 felony counts, including wire fraud, attempted extortion, racketeering conspiracy, extortion conspiracy, and making false statements. In January, the Illinois State Senate voted unanimously to convict Blagojevich of abuse of power and remove him from office. Blagojevich is the first Illinois governor to be impeached and removed from office. Blagojevich had boycotted the impeachment proceedings against him, appearing only at the end of the Senate hearings to make a final plea to remain in office. Blagojevich and Harris were initially arrested in December.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on June 26, 2009 (boomark / email).