(Not to be confused with Rod Blagojevich controversies.)("Christopher Kelly (politician)" redirects here. For other politicians, see Christopher Kelly (disambiguation).) Rod Blagojevich, former Governor of Illinois, is an American politician. He and his Chief of Staff John Harris were charged with corruption by federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. As a result, Blagojevich was impeached by the Illinois General Assembly and removed from office by the Illinois Senate in January 2009. The federal investigation continued after his removal from office and he was indicted on corruption charges in April 2009. The jury found him guilty of one charge of making false statements with a mistrial being declared on the other 23 counts due to a hung jury after 14 days of jury deliberation. On June 27, 2