Federal prosecutors will present former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich with revised criminal charges. The reason? The US Supreme Court will hear another Chicago case, that of Conrad Black, the former CEO of the Hollinger media empire.At question is the "honest services" section of the law, which criminalizes activity of individuals of people like Black and Blagojevich if they are not performing their duties in an upfront matter.
Critics of the law say the "honest services" interpretation of the law is vague.
The feds allege, at least for now, that Blago acted dishonestly when he tried to trade Barack Obama's Senate seat for campaign contributions.
But yesterday the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois said it would file new charges that would deal with the honest services question.
Wednesday is the first anniversary of the arrest of the hair-brained one.
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