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D.C. taxi official turned FBI informant recalls role in corruption probe

April 2, 2012
Washington Post

By Del Quentin Wilber,

Leon Swain Jr. double-checked his recording device and then stepped from his black sport-utility vehicle into an overcast September Friday with one simple, yet potentially dangerous, task: to see if his cover had been blown.

“It’s showtime,” he thought.

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Report: Illinois third-most corrupt state in nation

February 16, 2012
State Journal-Register
By DAVID THOMAS


Illinois is the third most corrupt state in the nation, according to a University of Illinois study released Wednesday.

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Chicago area has most corruption convictions in nation, UIC study says

February 15, 2012
Chicago Tribune
By Hal Dardick Clout Street

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ICPR ALERT -- Rod Blagojevich Sentenced



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ICPR Executive Director Brian Gladstein Statement on Blagojevich Sentencing

ICPR Executive Director Brian Gladstein

Statement on Blagojevich Sentencing



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Paul Simon Fellows Respond to 2011 Blagojevich Verdit

The tenth day of jury deliberations resulted in the highly anticipated verdict of the re-trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Speculation was put to rest when the jury returned finding Blagojevich guilty of seventeen of the eighteen counts decided, as the jury remained deadlocked on two counts. The former governor was found guilty in all eleven counts in relation to the attempt to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. These convictions come in addition to being found guilty of making false statements to the FBI, which he was convicted of in the first trial.



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Interns Respond June 6

Erica Adams:



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interns respond may 31

ICPR Paul Simon Fellows Respond to Blagojevich Trial on May 31, 2011

Shaleigh Jansen & Erica Adams:



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