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Federal court denies ex-Illinois governor's appeal
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal court in Chicago on Monday denied George Ryan's appeal seeking his release from prison, dashing what was widely regarded as the former Illinois governor's last hope to cut short his 6 1/2-year sentence for corruption.
Even though the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals complex, 16-page ruling didn't go in the 78-year-old Republican's favor, he doesn't have too much longer to wait behind bars. He is scheduled to finish serving his sentence in mid-2013
Last year, the same appeals court rejected arguments that Ryan's 2006 convictions should be tossed because prosecutors never proved he took a bribe.
The U.S. Supreme Court in April, however, took issue with how appellate judges reached their finding and ordered them to decide again. Monday's opinion says jurors clearly believed prosecutors proved Ryan took bribes.
http://news.yahoo.com/federal-court-denies-ex-illinois-governors-appeal-164707292.html
another corrupt illinois politician......though at least he appears to have been served with justice.
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal court in Chicago on Monday denied George Ryan's appeal seeking his release from prison, dashing what was widely regarded as the former Illinois governor's last hope to cut short his 6 1/2-year sentence for corruption.
Even though the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals complex, 16-page ruling didn't go in the 78-year-old Republican's favor, he doesn't have too much longer to wait behind bars. He is scheduled to finish serving his sentence in mid-2013
Last year, the same appeals court rejected arguments that Ryan's 2006 convictions should be tossed because prosecutors never proved he took a bribe.
The U.S. Supreme Court in April, however, took issue with how appellate judges reached their finding and ordered them to decide again. Monday's opinion says jurors clearly believed prosecutors proved Ryan took bribes.
http://news.yahoo.com/federal-court-denies-ex-illinois-governors-appeal-164707292.html
another corrupt illinois politician......though at least he appears to have been served with justice.