The governor of Illinois has likely seen his last payday in office. In the next large political scandal, FBI agents arrested Rod Blagojevich on federal corruption charges, along with his chief of staff, John Harris. This isn’t the first politician to ever be arrested for corruption, nor will it be the last, no doubt, but it is the second governor of Illinois to be arrested on corruption charges in a row. The last governor of the state, George Ryan, was also arrested, and later convicted of federal charges. Blagojevich, in a callously opportunistic move, was trying to see just who would pay what he wanted in order to get the seat in the United States Senate, vacated by Barack Obama after his winning the Presidential election. Blagojevich wanted a personal salary, a paid corporate board seat for his wife, and a cabinet post for himself after his term as governor in exchange for appointment to the US Senate. Blagojevich has stated that whatever he has said has been lawful. (Richard Nixon, anyone?) His resignation has been called for, and impeachment is already being discussed, so he may have seen his last payday as governor.

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