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Rod Blagojevich won’t have 14-year prison sentence reduced

By Kelly Cohen
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Rod Blagojevich won’t have 14-year prison sentence reduced

A federal judge on Tuesday declined to reduce the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Blagojevich, who has already served 4 and 1/2 years, remains slated to be released in 2024. He was convicted in 2011 of trying to trade President Obama’s old U.S. Senate seat for campaign cash after he won the presidency.

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