And officials suggest that he even threatened to deny state money to a children's hospital if he did not get a campaign donation.
而且官方人员暗示,他甚至威胁,如果他没有得到运动捐款,他会拒绝给儿童医院资金。
Federal officials say they recorded his phone calls. Yet it was no secret that he was under investigation.
联邦官员说他们录下了他的电话,这已经不是什么秘密了,他在接受调查。
Political corruption is nothing new to Illinois -- three former governors have gone to jail in the past thirty-five years. 政治腐败在伊利诺斯不是什么新鲜事——在过去的35年中,已有三位前任州长锒铛入狱。