This afternoon federal prosecutors released a document that alleges disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich "repeatedly expressed an interest in personally profiting" from appointing a successor to Barack Obama in the US Senate.From Chicago Breaking News:
"Despite repeated warnings from others that he could not personally profit in any way, Blagojevich continued to suggest methods in which he could personally profit from the naming of a senator," prosecutors wrote.Technorati tags:
The document alleged that the former governor told a high-ranking aide, "Now is the time for me to put my (expletive) children and wife first, for a change."
In one conversation with John Harris, his then-chief of staff, Blagojevich allegedly discussed going to work in Washington if he appointed Obama's preference for the Senate seat.
"I'd like to get out, get the (expletive) outta here," he said. "The objective is to, to get a good gig over there."
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