Highlights of the 76 page F.B.I. affidavit
Trading jobs for money is only part of the story.
“From reading the complain the Governor has turned his office into a kind of racketeering enterprise. Everything is for sale.” –James Jacobs on the F.B.I. affidavit
The lengthy criminal complaint against Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois has three sections. Not only did he conspire to trade the Senate seat for money, he also attempted to have a member of the Chicago Tribune editorial board fired. And wait, there’s more … James Jacobs, director of the Center for Research in Crime and Justice, explores the story with The Takeaway.
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