Political Corruption in the United States: American Political Bosses, Political Corruption Investigations in the United States

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: American political bosses, Political corruption investigations in the United States, Watergate scandal, William M. Tweed, Tammany Hall, Rod Blagojevich corruption charges, Alaska political corruption probe, Operation Tennessee Waltz, Operation Bid Rig, Abscam, 2010 Oklahoma political corruption investigation, Operation Boptrot, Operation Dollar Bill, Operation Rocky Top, Operation G-Sting, Operation Tarnished Shield, Operation Silver Shovel, Operation Greylord, Grantism, Operation Ill Wind, BRISPEC sting operation, Operation Guard Shack, Texans for Public Justice, Salary Grab Act, Operation Plunder Dome. Excerpt: Blagojevich corruption scandal Rod Blagojevich, former Governor of Illinois, is an American politician under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 2005 for corruption. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were charged with corruption by federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. As a result of the scandal, Blagojevich was impeached by the Illinois General Assembly and removed from office by the Illinois Senate in January 2009. The federal investigation continued after this removal, and Blagojevich was indicted on corruption charges in April 2009. On August 17, the jury found him guilty of one charge of making false statements with a mistrial being declared on the other 23 counts due to a hung jury after 14 days of jury deliberation. On June 27, 2011 after a retrial, Blagojevich was found guilty of 17 charges of corruption (including wire fraud, attempted extortion, and conspiracy to solicit bribes), not guilty on one charge and the jury deadlocked after 10 days of deliberation on the two remaining charges. The investigation became public knowledge when a federal judge revealed that Blagojevich was the Public Official A in the indictment of Tony Rezko. The case gained widespread ...