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Former Illinois Governor Indicted on Federal Charges
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2004
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2004, page 35
Former Illinois governor and Nobel Peace Prize nominee George Ryan was indicted December 17, 2003, on federal charges of racketeering, mail and tax fraud, and lying to investigators.
Filed under:
Misconduct/Corruption,
Government Misconduct,
Criminal Prosecution,
Death Penalty.
Location:
Illinois.
Federal prosecutors allege that Ryan and his political bedfellows treated state employees and the treasury as personal property. As of December 2003, …
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