CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich's attorneys admitted Tuesday for the first time that the former Illinois governor is guilty of corruption, saying at his sentencing hearing that he accepts the verdicts against him but the prison term requested by prosecutors is too harsh.
Blagojevich's attorney admits former Illinois governor is guilty of charges
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 | 6:01 p.m. CST
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