Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

Fly fishing rod Blagojevich Fly fishing rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison Wednesday, The Connected Press reviews. The prior Illinois' governor's 18 legal corruption convictions incorporated accusations he tried to market Leader Barack Obama's vacated Senate chair for the money.InchWhen it is the governor who goes bad the fabric of Illinois is torn and broken and not easily fixed," Judge James Zagel mentioned.Fly fishing rod Blagojevich found guilty in corruption trialBlagojevich, who had formerly maintained his innocence, apologized in the courtroom to Illinois people, the judge within the situation, also to his family, just before the sentence was read. "I have nobody responsible but myself for my stupidity and actions, words, items that I did so, that we thought I really could do," he mentioned.Blagojevich allowed to appear on Celebrity ApprenticeThe 54-year-old Blagojevich - who came out on Season 9 of Celebrity Apprentice and was fired round the fourth episode - was serving his second term as governor when he was removed office within the month of the month of january 2009. He's Illinois's fourth governor to go to prison.