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CHICAGO — Rod R. Blagojevich, the ousted former governor of Illinois, was
convicted on Tuesday of making false statements to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, but the jury in the corruption case against him also
reported that it was hopelessly deadlocked on 23 out of 24 counts against
him.

Former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois and his wife, Patti, arrived to
hear the verdict in his corruption trial in Chicago on Tuesday.

The jury’s findings, which came on the 14th day of deliberation, were seen
as a victory for Mr. Blagojevich and his defense team and a significant
setback for federal authorities, who arrested Mr. Blagojevich almost two
years ago to stop what they described unambiguously as “a political
corruption crime spree,” including attempts to sell the appointment to
fill the Senate seat once held by President Obama.

“The conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave,” Patrick J.
Fitzgerald, the United States attorney for the Northern District of
Illinois, said of Mr. Blagojevich at the time.

Judge James B. Zagel accepted the jury’s verdict on the false statements
count on Tuesday and declared a mistrial on the remaining counts, the bulk
of the case. Federal prosecutors said immediately that they will try Mr.
Blagojevich once more.

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I'm the real Harry, and I post from a Mac, as virtually everyone knows.
If a post is attributed to me, and it isn't from a Mac, it's from an ID
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Sonny, do you know the difference between hung jury and not guilty? Ask your
little legal beagle girlfriend. Man, you're stupid.

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I'm the real Harry, and I post from a Mac, as virtually everyone knows.
If a post is attributed to me, and it isn't from a Mac, it's from an ID
spoofer who hasn't the balls to post with his own ID.