Dan Brady surprised at Blagojevich sentencing

Posted on August 10, 2016
Dan Brady
State Rep. Dan Brady says elected officials are held to a higher standard. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Dan Brady)

By Sam Thomas

BLOOMINGTON – State officials are reacting to a U.S. District Judge’s decision not to reduce the prison sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Illinois State Representative Dan Brady says while he expected the former embattled Governor’s sentence to be reduced, he’s pleased that public officials are being held to a higher standard.

“It just goes to show you that people in office are held to a higher standard and they should be,” said Brady. “I thought that there might be a little reduction in the sentencing, but they chose not to.”

Earlier this week U.S. District Judge James Zagel resentenced Blagojevich to the same 14 year sentence on charges stemming from trying to sell President Barack Obama’s vacant senate seat four years ago.

Sam Thomas can be reached at [email protected].

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