Blago Verdict: Guilty

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been found guilty of corruption in his retrial. The jury deadlocked on two of the 20 counts and acquitted him of another.

Blagojevich, who said as he was leaving for the Dirksen Federal Building this afternoon, “My hands are shaking, my knees are weak," showed no emption as the jury read the verdict. Wife Patti slumped into the arms of her brother and shook her head "no" as she left the courtroom. Blagojevich leaned over to his wife after the verdict was read and whispered, "I love you" to his wife.

The verdict this time around is a far cry from last year, when a jury deadlocked on 23 of the 24 counts against Blagojevich. Judge James Zagel has imposed travel restrictions on Blagojevich in the wake of the verdict.

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By Chuck Sudo in News on June 27, 2011 2:30 PM

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