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Other Illinois Governors' Legal Troubles
Governor Rod Blagojevich is not the first Illinois govenor to face legal trouble.
Rod Blagojevich is not the first Illinois governor to face legal trouble.
-George Ryan, a Republican who was governor from 1999 to 2003, was convicted of corruption in 2006 for steering state contracts and leases to political insiders while he was Illinois secretary of state and then governor. He is serving a 6½-year prison term.
-Dan Walker, a Democrat who was governor from 1973 to 1977, served 1½ years of a seven year sentence after pleading guilty in 1987 to bank fraud, misapplication of funds and perjury. The charges were not related to his service as governor.
-Otto Kerner, a Democrat who was governor from 1961 to 1968, served less than a year of a three year sentence after his 1973 conviction on bribery, tax evasion and other counts. He was convicted of arranging favorable horse racing dates as governor in return for getting horse racing association stock at reduced prices. Kerner died in 1976.
-William Stratton, a republican who was governor from 1953-1961, was later indicted but was acquitted on charges of income tax evasion in 1965.
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