CHICAGO - A jury convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Monday of corruption for trying to trade the U.S. senate seat once held by President Barack Obama for financial and political gain.
Blagojevich, a two-term Democrat thrown out of office in 2009, was found guilty on 17 of 20 counts. Several of the convictions call for prison terms of up to 20 years, though he is likely to receive a lesser penalty.
