Blagojevich's Wife Subpoenaed By Feds

Patti Blagojevich Cooperating With Investigators, But Attorney Says She Won't Flip On Ex-Governor

(CBS/AP)  Patti Blagojevich has been served with a federal subpoena seeking documents, notes or e-mails related to people or entities ranging from former gubernatorial fund raisers to her real estate dealings.

Attorney Raymond Pijon told the Chicago Sun-Times the wife of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is cooperating with federal investigators. However, Pijon said that does not mean she will flip on her husband.

Blagojevich was removed from office Jan. 29 after an impeachment trial by Illinois lawmakers that was triggered by his arrest on federal corruption charges.

Patti Blagojevich was overheard on FBI wiretaps talking about alleged schemes involving firing an editorial writer at the Chicago Tribune in exchange for help with financing a Wrigley Field deal. She was overheard in an alleged plot for an appointment or job for herself in exchange for her husband appointing someone to the U.S. Senate seat.

The former governor has remained in the news since he was voted out of office 59-0 by the Illinois state Senate. Roland Burris, who Blagojevich appointed to fill the Senate seat at the heart of his legal troubles, is under fire from both parties for allegedly misleading lawmakers about his contacts with the Blagojevich administration.

Burris admitted that Blagojevich's brother asked him for fundraising help, but insists that he never raised money for Blagojevich while the governor considered possible Senate replacements.

Burris said he "welcomes" the opportunity to answer renewed questions from authorities and elected officials about how he landed President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.

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The governor and his wife deserve each other.

http://TheHistoryBluff.com

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I like this remember that boneheaded mistake obama
and tony rezko who was the realestate agent on that deal. I'll let you guess

[samael2014]

What's interesting to note is not only can the time between an arrest and an acutal indictment on the charges made in your arrest, be PLENTY of time apparently for you to be both impeached and removed from office -- as a reminder the indictment is actually BEFORE you go to court and have a presumeably fair trial.

Although of note is that if you are actually charged, indicted and then CONVICTED of a federal felony as a Senator in Congress, the time between your CONVICTION of the CRIME and ACTUAL SENTENCING can apparently be FOREVER without serving any time in prison AT ALL.

That's right if your Senator Ted Stevens, AFTER YOUR CONVICTED you don't go to jail, instead you enjoy your free time waiting for sentencing.

A PRIVILEGE many Americans don't enjoy under equal protection statutes and due process statutes in the ACTUAL US CONSTITUTION.

So really whether you're guilty or not of a particular crime is ENTIRELY IRREVELANT, you're political idealogy however seems to make a difference, certainly in terms of equal protection and due process.

Do any lawyers out there know exactly what the law says about the time that can expire between a CONVICTION and SENTENCING? I mean I know all about the appeal process, but that occurs while you are serving time or some sort of sentencing for a conviction, right

[cattiej]

drputt45...now that's funny and clever comment.
But in all seriousness, as a person who lives in Illinois, I am tired and so are my friends of reading about all the corrupt, greedy politicans here in Illinois. We want the Feds, God, and anyone else to come in an clean up Illinois. Abe must be turning over in his grave. Republican or Democrat, Black or White, if you are a dirty, greedy, corrupt politican and especially here in Illinois where tens of thousands have lost their jobs, you had better resign. Because the layed off workers have time on their hands to protest mightly and put you too out of work and in some case put you in prison. I have read many of the websites here in Illinois and all of us want Burris and Blagojevich to spend some time being a roomy of Former Gov. George Ryan. They can sit in a cell and lie to each other.

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From the above article, 'Attorney Raymond Pijon told the Chicago Sun-Times the wife of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is cooperating with federal investigators. However, Pijon said that does not mean she will flip on her husband.'
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IOW she is about to cut a deal so she doesn't wake up every morning with her 'friend' Bertha. She might as well flip on her hubby with the govt. officials she has likely already flipped on hubby in her bed.