George Ryan's jury has a verdict

[AngryAmish]

no link - I heard on the radio. They have not announced a verdict yet.

[Connie_Corleone]

1. Who is George Ryan?

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. George Ryan is an ex-governor of Illinois, indicted for corruption.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-060417ryantrial,0,4525779.story?coll=chi-homepagepromo440-fea

[Kilroy003]

3. I think he is 7 of 9's ex husband.

Unless there are two corrupt 'Ryan's' running around out there...

[Outrider]

4. There's more of 'em

Illinois has had 3 Ryans in politics in recent years.

George the former govenor, who is the one on trial and whose verdict that is being waited on.

Jim, who ran for govenor and lost.

Jack, who was 7 of 9's ex.

[rfranklin]

5. Plenty of corrupt "R's"

It's a fact.

[Rich Hunt]

19. yeah, must be something about that name

I suppose Dan Ryan, my cousin, was filthy as well.

All Ryans should just be locked up now. I mean, it can't be a coincidence, can it?

[AngryAmish]

6. There are many corrupt Ryans in Illinois

The guy married to the Trekkie was a different one.

[melissinha]

9. different guy this guy was the governor of Illinois

Her exhusband was Jack Ryan ran for Senate in Illinois...

I remember when I lived there that Gov Ryan was embroiled in a fake drivers license scandal..... what he is indicted for is much worse...

[spag68]

23. 7of9

was indeed married to this guy, and the story is there were some kinky things going on indeed.

[DonP]

8. 3rd or 4th Governor to go up the river?

Our fair state has a great track record of sending former Governors up the river.

If Ryan goes he will be our 3rd (or 4th?) Governor out of the last 6 or so found guilty.

In my adult life time they sent Otto Kerner and Dan Walker both to jail.

I think there was another one before Kerner that was found guilty too but I can't recall his name at this point. I'll have to check with my father, he'll remember.

There should probably be a move afoot in Illinois to change the state motto from "Land of Lincoln" to "Will the Defendant pleaser rise and face the jury".

[Rich Hunt]

20. yeah Illinois sucks

They just should sign dominionship over to the east coast, the traitors.

I'm sure the two black senators they sent are full of shit, too.

Who cares if it's a blue state through and through who bailed your asses out time and again, they have to all go to prison.

[AmyStrange]

18. He was the gov. who put a moratorium on the DP in Illinois...

Some folks think he did it to take people's mind off this criminal investigation and trial he was just found guilty of... or something to that affect,

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[cal04]

7. they're still waiting for the verdict to be read it's on video

A verdict has been reached in the corruption trial of George Ryan. The judge is expected to read the verdict shortly.


http://cbs2chicago.com/
http://wbbm.dayport.com/viewer/viewerpage.php?Art_ID=1002&tf=video_player.tpl&PreloadContract_DefID=1&Contract_DefID=2&Category_ID=5

[cal04]

10. Guilty on all counts just in link to video they're discussing it now

http://wbbm.dayport.com/viewer/viewerpage.php?Art_ID=1002&tf=video_player.tpl&PreloadContract_DefID=1&Contract_DefID=2&Category_ID=5

[never cry wolf]

11. Per newsradio WBBM in Chi, GUILTY on all charges

They said they heard, no confirmation.

[gatlingforme]

12. He's the GOP Scumbag that was our ex gov. of IL. Fitzgerald

is the one that prosecuted the case

[never cry wolf]

13. Verified on Radio, guilty on all counts

Warner guilty on all counts too.

[AngryAmish]

14. GUILTY -- SCUMBAG --GUILTY

I thought this day would never come.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. A corrupt Republican isn't really news anymore.

News would be when one is not corrupt.

[AngryAmish]

16. This is news, big news

For a long time there has been a cabal in Illinois that has run things. It really does not matter which party.

[Rich Hunt]

21. yeah, that's what the east coast says

They're still upset about Illinois having elected a SECOND black senator.

The nerve of those people.

Illinois should sign over governance to New York. They're hopelessly corrupt and undemocratic. The cabal put those blacks in the senate.

Yeah, we have no voting rights - that's the ticket.

[Rich Hunt]

22. A corrupt Republican

Who did something that even a lot of Democrats don't have the balls to do - let innocent men on death row FREE.

The nerve of these people.

[BuyingThyme]

17. It's a CULTURE OF CORRUPTION. I just made that up.

[cal04]

24. Ryan's talking to the media with his lawyer and saying that

are you suprised? Lawyer: We just got the verdict we don't have time to react
very disappointed that the gov didn't prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt
will file an appeal, information is under seal about the jurrors. Proceedings in judges office about the kicked off jurrors, one that was on his side that was kicked off.
Post trial motions within the next seven days to over turn the verdict, rarely if ever are they over turned.
Gov. Ryan, thanking people, will go for an appeal

Someone from the jury just said, we took our time and we did what we had to do
we worked together, we worked hard

[Moderator]

25. Updated information here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2231380