John Harris - Illinois Politician

John Harris - Illinois Politician

John Harris (born 1962) is the chief of staff for Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Both were arrested on corruption charges stemming from accusations they were "auctioning off" Barack Obama's vacant senate seat.

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Governor Rod Blagojevich (C) and Northern Illinois University President John Peters (R) tour the area near Cole Hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University February 15, 2008 in DeKalb, Illinois. Six people are reported dead including the gunman and 16 other people were left wounded after a young man pulled out a shotgun and began firing inside a lecture hall. This is the fourth shooting at a U.S. school within a week. (Getty Images) more pics » Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested today on corruption charges alleging that he was attempting to sell President-elect Barack Obama 's vacant senate seat to the ... Read Full Story
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Federal prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has been appointed to prosecute Rod Blagojevich   and his Chief of Staff John Harris . The FBI alleges Illinois governor Blagojevich used his position to try and auction off Barack Obama's vacant senate seat to the highest bidder. In a press conference Tuesday morning, Fitzgerald said Blagojevich's "conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave." Fitzgerald went on to quote sections in the FBI-released affidavit that describe Blagojevich's wire tapped phone conversations where he is heard trying to leverage the senate appointment into something valuable to him. Fitzgerald said of the governor's scheming: The tapes reveal that ... Read Full Story
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A former chief of staff for outsted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich pleads guilty to corruption charges and gets two years in prison.  
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Rod and Patti Blagojevich plan to attend the funeral of the former governor's close friend and aide on Wednesday. Christopher Kelly, 51, died Saturday morning of a suspected overdose that authorities said today is being considered a suicide. A key Blagojevich fundraiser and adviser, Kelly was facing three federal indictments, including in the Blagojevich corruption case, and was scheduled to begin serving a three-year sentence for tax fraud...  
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Finally, a seat Rod Blagojevich will admit to selling. The former governor is auctioning the chair he sat in during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Thursday. Kimmel had asked the Chicago Democrat to sell the seat from his late-night talk show set as a nod to the criminal indictment against Blagojevich, which accuses him of selling Barack Obama's vacant senate seat and essentially running state government as criminal racket.He has pleaded...  
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The Chicago Tribune reports on the apparent suicide of Christopher Kelly, a Chicago wheeler-dealer recently sentenced to eight years in prison, and under much pressure from Patrick Fitzgerald to testify against Rod Blagojevich (and who knows who else): After Blagojevich was elected in 2002, both Kelly and fellow fundraiser Antoin “Tony” Rezko became the governor’s [...]  
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Washington PostChristopher Kelly, key figure in Blagojevich corruption probe, is deadChicago TribuneChristopher Kelly, a key figure in the federal corruption probe into former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is dead. The Cook County medical examiner's office today confirmed that Christopher Kelly of Burr Ridge was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital at 10:46 ...Key Blagojevich player is dead, ex-governor saysCNNFormer Blagojevich fundraiser diesWFIE...  
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Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's former chief fundraiser has died, a Chicago hospital said.  
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