Este caso é um pouco longe, e menos conhecido.
Resumindo: depois que Obama se tornou presidente, seu cargo de senador ficou vacante, e o governador do seu estado, Illinois, tinha o direito de indicar um "suplente", ou ocupante "terminal".
Pois bem, ele vendeu o cargo, literalmente.
Vejam o que aconteceu com ele...
Parece que temos muito a aprender ainda...
Paulo Roberto de Almeida
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Is Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
The New York Times
Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for 18 felony corruption convictions, including trying to sell or trade the Senate seat that President Obama left behind when he moved to the White House.
The sentence, which fell just short of what prosecutors had asked for, came about an hour after Mr. Blagojevich apologized in court to residents of his state, to the judge in his case and to his family.
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The Washington Post
A federal judge sentenced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to 14 years in prison for 18 corruption counts that include trying to auction off President Obama’s old Senate seat. Blagojevich apologized in court, saying he had made “terrible mistakes” but "never set out to break the law," the Associated Press reports.
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