Ex-governor guilty of racketeering

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was convicted of racketeering and fraud.

Verdict ends Illinois' biggest corruption case in decades
Monday, April 17, 2006; Posted: 3:21 p.m. EDT (19:21 GMT)

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Former Gov. George Ryan, who drew international praise when he commuted the sentences of everyone on Illinois' death row, was convicted of racketeering and fraud Monday in a corruption scandal that ended his political career in 2003.

Ryan, 72, sat stone-faced as the verdict was read and afterward vowed to appeal. >>>cont

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