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by gmrple
4635 days ago
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As the article notes, that is a rather infamous case that is a large part of the reason former Illinois governor George Ryan was convicted, as it uncovered a cash for passing grades on commercial driving tests scheme. It was a horrible tragedy. |
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Equally interesting is that his successor [0] as governor was Rod Blagojevich, who also went to prison for corruption. That wikipedia article mentions that in the last 40+ years, 4 Illinois governors were charged, convicted, sentenced, and sent to prison for corruption or (in one case) fraud.
Quite a tradition they have there. Pat Quinn must be nervous.
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[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ryan