Originally posted at 5:12 pm.
The U.S. Attorney's office has just released their indictment of former Gov. Blagojevich, his brother Rob Blagojevich, former chief of staff John Harris, fundraiser Christopher Kelly, lobbyist Lon Monk, and William Cellini -- all on corruption charges. You can download Patrick Fitzgerald's press release on the charges here and the full indictment here.
Here's the clearest and broadest explanation of the case against Blagojevich and his alleged criminal "enterprise" (which consisted of him, his campaign organization, and the governor's office):
[B]eginning in 2002 and continuing after Blagojevich was first elected governor, Blagojevich and Monk, along with Kelly and previously convicted co-schemer Antoin “Tony” Rezko, agreed that they would use the offices of governor and chief of staff for financial gain, which would be divided among them with the understanding that the money would be distributed after Blagojevich left public office.
Beginning in 2002.
UPDATE: Below is video of Gov. Quinn's response:
Capitol Fax has Blagojevich's reaction. Greg Hinz has a good summary as well.
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