What the indictment alleges
A federal indictment of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich lays out accusations of corruption spanning six years. These are some of the incidents described in the document:
• In October 2003 while flying to a New York fundraiser for his campaign, Rod Blagojevich told national Democratic fundraiser Joseph Cari about his interest in running for president, allegedly saying it was easier for governors to solicit campaign funds because of their ability to award contracts and state business to contributors.
• In January 2004, while Antoin Rezko's real estate development company was paying Patti Blagojevich $12,000 a month, Rezko sent her another $40,000 payment for "brokerage services" relating to a property sale even though federal investigators say she had provided few, if any, services relating to the sale.
• In 2006, Rod Blagojevich held up a $2 million grant for a public school in "Congressman A's" district. When a high-ranking state official asked whether the money could be released, Blagojevich allegedly replied that the congressman's brother needed to have a fundraiser for Blagojevich.
• In October 2008, Rod Blagojevich called the CEO of Children's Memorial Hospital to say he intended to take action that would give the hospital more state money. Authorities say Rob Blagojevich later called the CEO and asked him to raise $25,000 for his brother. When the CEO did not return further calls from Rob Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich allegedly put a stop to the effort to increase funding for the hospital.
• William F. Cellini, Sr., Christopher Kelly, Antoin Rezko and Stuart Levine, who was a trustee of the Teachers Retirement System, are accused of agreeing to prevent Capri Capital from handling a $220 million investment of TRS funds unless Capri's part owner Thomas Rosenberg agreed to raise substantial money for Rod Blagojevich. When Rosenberg threatened to tell authorities, the men allegedly went ahead with the allocation to keep Rosenberg quiet but agreed to block investment of any other state funds with Capri.
• When a lobbyist asked how his client could become eligible to manage investments for the Teachers Retirement System, Christopher Kelly allegedly replied it would take a $50,000 campaign donation to Rod Blagojevich for the firm to get on TRS's list of recommended investment funds.
• After Patti Blagojevich's real estate job came under scrutiny, Rod Blagojevich is accused of telling his chief of staff John Harris in early 2008 to put her on the Illinois Pollution Control Board, which pays salaries to board members. When Harris told Rod Blagojevich Patti wasn't qualified, Rod Blagojevich allegedly told Harris to find another job for his wife.
• In October 2008, Rod Blagojevich allegedly told "Lobbyist A" that he was announcing a $1.8 billion tollway construction project and that he could announce a bigger project, but first wanted to see how a construction company executive did with raising campaign funds for Blagojevich. "If they don't perform, (expletive) 'em," Blagojevich said.
•In March 2005, Rod Blagojevich is accused of making "false, fictitious and fraudulent" statements to FBI agents, saying he maintains a firewall between politics and state business and that he didn't track or want to know who was contributing to him and how much they were giving.