Blagojevich sentencing set for Dec. 6

[The Northerner]

CHICAGO (AP) – Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is scheduled to be sentenced on his multiple corruption charges on Dec. 6.

The new date appeared on a federal court website on Monday. In September, Judge James Zagel had indefinitely delayed an Oct. 6 sentencing date for Blagojevich — apparently because it would have conflicted with a related trial.

The 54-year-old impeached governor was convicted at his retrial this year on corruption charges including attempted extortion for trying to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat. Jurors at his first trial had deadlocked on all but one count, convicting Blagojevich of lying to the FBI.

Blagojevich faces a maximum sentence of 305 years in prison. Most legal experts say Zagel is likely to sentence Blagojevich to around ten years.

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-11-07/blagojevich-trial-sentencing/51115492/1