Rod Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years in prison

Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years prison for corruption charges. The former Illinois governor tried to sell President Obama's old Senate seat to the highest bidder a few years ago. It is one of the stiffest penalties imposed on the state for corruption.

Blago tried to get on NBC's 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' but his wife Patti took his place.

The report from the AP:

From AP:

Rod Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a national spectacle, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, one of the stiffest penalties imposed for corruption in a state with a history of crooked politics.

Among his 18 convictions is the explosive charge that he tried to leverage his power to appoint someone to President Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat in exchange for campaign cash or land a high-paying job.

As the judge announced the sentence, Blagojevich hunched forward and his face appeared frozen. Minutes later, his wife, Patti Blagojevich, stood up and fell into her husband's arms. He pulled back to brush tears off her cheek and then rubbed her shoulders.

The twice-elected Democrat received by far the harshest sentence among the four Illinois governors sent to prison in the last four decades. He is the second in a row to go to prison; his Republican predecessor, George Ryan, currently is serving 6 1/2 years. The other two got three years or less.