Blagojevich brother: I was fed pawn to get then-governor By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- The brother of imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says in a new book that prosecutors tried to use him as a pawn to get his younger sibling on charges he sought to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obamas vacated U.S. Senate seat. While charges were eventually dropped against him, Robert Blagojevich, a 59-year-old Tennessee businessman, writes that his refusal to turn on his brother made him collateral damage of an overzealous prosecution that cost him his reputation, nearly $1 million in legal bills and a still unrepaired split in the Blagojevich family. The publisher gave The Associated Press an advance copy of the book, which is titled Fundraiser A and set for an April release. Robert, a Republican, agreed to work as chief fundraiser for his brother, a Democrat, in mid-2008 after accepting Rods assurances - naively, he writes - that he wasnt under investigation. An initial complaint unsealed after the then-governors arrest on Dec. 9, 2008, referred to Robert only as Fundraiser A.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:18:23 +0000
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