Source: Washington Post
Here's another "shocking" development: another high-ranking member of the GOP is found guilty of corruption.
Former Republican Illinois Governor is found guilty of 18 charges of racketeering, mail fraud, making false statements to FBI agents, and income tax violations.
Justice is sweet.
A federal jury yesterday found former Illinois governor and onetime Nobel Prize nominee George Ryan (R) guilty of 18 charges of racketeering, mail fraud, making false statements to FBI agents and income tax violations.
Ryan, 72, who received international attention in 2003 when he commuted all 167 Illinois prisoners on death row, now, because of his age, faces the prospect of what would amount to a life sentence if his expected appeal fails.
Ryan is the third former Illinois governor to be convicted of crimes in recent decades. Daniel Walker, who served from 1973 to 1977, pleaded guilty in 1987 to bank fraud unrelated to his government service. Otto Kerner, who served from 1961 to 1968, was convicted of 17 counts, including bribery and race track fraud.
Most of the charges against Ryan involved an alleged "licenses for bribes" scheme in state agencies under Ryan's jurisdiction during his tenure as Illinois secretary of state. In one instance, a man paid a bribe for a trucking license and later was involved in an accident in which six children were killed.
Maybe he can be cellmates with Duke Cunningham, or maybe--looking into the future--Karl Rove, former V.P. Dick Cheney, or former President George W. Bush?
Oh, the possibilities....
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