How many illinois governors are in jail

Otto Kerner, Jr. Daniel Walker, governor from to , was later involved in the savings and loan scandals and convicted of federal crimes related to fraudulent loans. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. Chicago News. Because Sam Shapiro deserves to be counted. And because J. Pritzker, too, deserves to be counted. Skip to content. Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich exercises Aug. Convicted on bribery charges in , former Illinois Gov.

Otto Kerner, center, was driven from the Federal Building after receiving a three-year sentence. He would end up serving only about seven months before being paroled.

Chicago Tribune archive photo. On Jan. Part of his appeal argument in the meantime was that if he was convicted then so could any other politician who bestowed a favor upon one of his supporters. Ultimately, Siegelman was sentenced to 78 months in prison two charges had been retired by an appeals court in the meantime, diminishing his due time , for which he was released in Feb. He was refused a pardon by Pres.

Barack Obama. Robert J. Bentley R - Alabama Governor, : Resigned in due to two misdemeanor charges specifically failing to file a major contribution report and knowingly converting campaign contributions to personal use and a scandal involving an affair with his senior political advisor. Roger B. He had no jail time. No jail time. Bill Janklow R - South Dakota Governor, , Janklow was convicted of manslaughter in , after his tenure as governor had expired, for crashing into and killing a motorcyclist.

He was sentenced to days in county jail and three-years probation. He was slated to serve prison time, but the conviction was overturned due to jury misconduct issues and before he could be retried Pres. Clinton gave him a pardon in Pardoned by the state in , Hunt died at the age of 75 in Jim Guy Tucker D - Arkansas Governor, Tucker was found guilty in of fraud, conspiracy and of arranging fraudulent federally-backed loans.

Though the charges were grave, he did not serve a prison term due to suffering from a serious liver disease. David L. Walters D - Oklahoma Governor, Plead guilty in to one out of eight felony charges, including alleged campaign contribution violations, perjury and conspiracy to hide donations.

Regardless, he still personally affirms himself to be innocent. Edward D. Sign up for our morning newsletter to get all of our stories delivered to your mailbox each weekday. View the discussion thread. Skip to main content.

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