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Former Blagojevich Aids Fined
CHICAGO (AP) -- A state ethics panel has fined three one-time top aides to former Governor Rod Blagojevich for using state resources to issue a news release supporting Barack Obama as he launched his presidential campaign in 2007.

The Illinois Executive Ethics Commission has found that then-Blagojevich spokeswomen Abby Ottenhoff and Rebecca Rausch, along with Deputy Governor Sheila Nix, violated state law by conducting political activity on behalf of Obama.

Ottenhoff was fined $1,500 while Rausch and Nix were fined $1,000 apiece for their role in assigning, preparing and reviewing the news release. All three no longer work for the state.

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