Patrick Fitzgerald: “The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering”

Posted by Kendall Harmon

At a news conference hours later, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said the corruption charges against Blagojevich represent “a truly new low” and “would make Lincoln roll over in his grave.”

“This is a sad day for government,” he said at a news conference with federal prosecutors to discuss the arrest of Blagojevich. “Gov. Blagojevich has taken us to a truly new low."

[Patrick] Fitzgerald called Blagojevich's actions in the last several weeks as “a political corruption crime spree.”

The head of the FBI office in Chicago said if Illinois isn’t the most corrupt state in the United States, it’s a strong competitor.

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Posted December 10, 2008 at 6:03 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



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1. Dilbertnomore wrote:

Corruption in Chicago/Illinois politics. Heaven forfend! Who knew?

December 10, 8:20 am | [comment link]
2. The_Elves wrote:

This thread has gone totally off topic. It will be closed and many comments will be deleted.

December 11, 11:11 am | [comment link]
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