Hello: Ex Governor of Illinois state is convicted on charges of felony,corruption,selling his Senate seat.All this happened within 12 months from the time the scandal broke out.
If and when this kind of time bound legal action and punishment to the corrupt happens in India, people's faith in the system will be somewhat restored.S>Narendra
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: NYTimes.com News Alert <nytdirect@nytimes.com>
Date: 7 December 2011 11:15
Subject: News Alert: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Is Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
To: sunarendra@gmail.com
Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 -- 1:58 PM EST
-----
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Is Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for 18 felony corruption convictions, including trying to sell or trade the Senate seat that President Obama left behind when he moved to the White House.
The sentence, which fell just short of what prosecutors had asked for, came about an hour after Mr. Blagojevich apologized in court to residents of his state, to the judge in his case and to his family.
Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/us/blagojevich-expresses-remorse-in-courtroom-speech.html?emc=na
About This E-Mail
You received this message because you are signed up to receive breaking news alerts from NYTimes.com.
To unsubscribe, change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines or other newsletters, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/email
NYTimes.com
620 Eighth Ave.
New York, NY 10018
Copyright 2011 The New York Times Company
From: NYTimes.com News Alert <nytdirect@nytimes.com>
Date: 7 December 2011 11:15
Subject: News Alert: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Is Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
To: sunarendra@gmail.com
Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 -- 1:58 PM EST
-----
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Is Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for 18 felony corruption convictions, including trying to sell or trade the Senate seat that President Obama left behind when he moved to the White House.
The sentence, which fell just short of what prosecutors had asked for, came about an hour after Mr. Blagojevich apologized in court to residents of his state, to the judge in his case and to his family.
Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/us/blagojevich-expresses-remorse-in-courtroom-speech.html?emc=na
About This E-Mail
You received this message because you are signed up to receive breaking news alerts from NYTimes.com.
To unsubscribe, change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines or other newsletters, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/email
NYTimes.com
620 Eighth Ave.
New York, NY 10018
Copyright 2011 The New York Times Company
__._,_.___
Please visit http://www.prpoint.com (for useful PR resource materials) and http://www.primepointfoundation.org (non profit trust for promotion of PR)and http://www.imageaudit.com (about Image Audit)and http://www.indiavision2020.org (on India Vision)
MARKETPLACE
.
__,_._,___
No comments:
Post a Comment