On December 9 of 2008, U.S. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested from his residence on the accusation of a "political corruption crime spree" that was to sell the state's U.S. Senate seat left open by President-elect Barack Obama.
He was later released on $4,500 bail and back to his office on Thursday to continue his governor business as usual.
On December 30, Gov. Blagojevich made a surprising announcement that he would appoint Roland W. Burris, a former state attorney general who was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Illinois to fill the Senate seat.
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