Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan sentenced to 6½ years in prison for graft (San Diego Union-Tribune)
CHICAGO, 1:56 p.m. Sept. 6 (AP): Former Gov. George Ryan, who was acclaimed by capital punishment foes for suspending executions in Illinois and emptying out death row, was sentenced Wednesday to 6½ years behind bars in the corruption scandal that ruined his political career.health care job in illinois
