From the Breaking News Center:
Federal
prosecutors told a judge today a revised indictment against former Gov.
Rod Blagojevich is expected by the end of next week.
Prosecutors told U.S. District Judge James Zagel in December that
the changes would limit the case’s reliance on "honest services" fraud
law. If the U.S. Supreme Court finds that statute unconstitutional in
the next few months, Blagojevich’s trial could have been delayed from
beginning next summer.
The high court has signaled it has issues with the government’s use
of the law, which criminalizes activity that deprives the public of its
intangible right to the honest services of elected officials.
Blagojevich
is set to stand trial starting June 3 on charges he conspired to sell
the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama and took other
actions to improperly profit from his office. He has denied any
wrongdoing.
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