Former Illinois Governor indicted

Per The New York Times, former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was indicted today on 16 different federal counts. The various indictments include wire fraud and conspiracy to commit racketeering, according to the article.

Initial tweets showed that people were not surprised by the verdict. Some even greeted the news positively.

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   lilpup (Chicago area, Ill.) Would love to be called as juror for Blagojevich case just to watch his animation up close. Go get 'em Fitz! 02 Apr 2009 from web
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   jmarie1074 (Chicago, Ill.) Blagojevich indicted. Golly, didn't see that coming. 02 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   EdenIrgens (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)Thrilled about Blagojevich's felony charges. 02 Apr 2009 from web
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   AZCarrieAnn32 (Phoenix, Ariz.) Thinks its funny that Blago was partyin' at DisneyWorld while he got slapped with 16 indictments... 03 Apr 2009 from web


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   TheShaun316 (Chicago, Ill.) Blagojevich was indicted today in today's most "No [Expletive] Sherlock" moment! 02 Apr 2009 from web

Former Illinois Governor indicted