Blago required to turn over subpoenas

Posted January 9th, 2008 at 06:36 PM by wayward

From the SJ-R:

The Blagojevich administration must release the subpoenas it has gotten from federal prosecutors who are investigating possible corruption, a judge has ruled.

The U.S. attorney in Chicago is looking into possible misconduct in the way Gov. Rod Blagojevich awards state jobs and contracts. He has issued subpoenas requiring the administration to turn over various documents.

Blagojevich has refused to show the subpoenas to reporters and government watchdog groups, so the Better Government Association sued.

Sangamon County Judge Patrick Kelley ruled Wednesday that the subpoenas must be released to the public.

But he stayed his order to let the governor appeal.

The BGA's suit is here: http://www.sj-r.com/extras/pdfs/010908govcomplaint.pdf

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On January 9th, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Anonymous (not verified) said:

Corruption in Illinois government??? Unpossible!

On January 10th, 2008 at 06:37 PM, wayward said:

There's more at CapFax, SJ-R, and Sun-Times today.  It looks like fighting FOIA requests has cost the state over $150000.

http://www.sj-r.com/News/stories/23297.asp

http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2008/01/10/dont-hold-your-breath/

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/734986,CST-NWS-sub10.article