{"id":2910,"date":"2012-05-25T05:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2025-09-28T19:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:50:32","slug":"my-former-rugby-teamate-patrick-fitzgerald-stepping-down-as-us-federal-attorney-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=2910","title":{"rendered":"My former rugby teammate Patrick Fitzgerald stepping down as U.S. federal attorney in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fitzgerald, the guy who nailed, among others, Rod Blagoyevich &amp; &#8220;Scooter&#8221; Libby. BUT more importantly played rugby for the OMEX rugby club over 25 years ago. I last posted about him here &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/folly\/2008\/12\/the-culture-of-corruption.html\" target=\"_self\">The Culture of Corruption &#8211; my friend Patrick Fitzgerald is onto it!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the latest on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrick_Fitzgerald\" target=\"_self\">Pat<\/a>&#8216;s wiki &amp; it&#8217;s pretty interesting. He doesn&#8217;t look much different then when he was playing rugby &#8211; bulked up a little &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e2016305cf13ed970d-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e2016305cf13ed970d-200wi\" alt=\"Patrick_Fitzgerald\" title=\"Patrick_Fitzgerald\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2012\/may\/23\/fitzgerald-step-down-us-attorney-chicago\/\" target=\"_self\">Patrick Fitzgerald, one of the most feared U.S. attorneys in the nation and the architect of convictions against two Illinois governors and a former vice presidential aide, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from the post he has held for more than a decade in Chicago.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/fitzgerald\/\">Mr. Fitzgerald<\/a> has overseen thousands of criminal prosecutions and high-profile cases,  including against Illinois Govs. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/rod-blagojevich\/\">Rod Blagojevich<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/george-ryan\/\">George Ryan<\/a>;  former Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/dick-cheney\/\">Dick Cheney<\/a>\u2019s top aide, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/i-lewis-scooter-libby\/\">I. Lewis \u201cScooter\u201d Libby<\/a>;  and media mogul <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/conrad-black\/\">Conrad Black<\/a>. He took on public corruption,  international terrorism, corporate fraud and organized crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s married now with two small children, soooo may be looking for a better-paying job?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fitzgerald, the guy who nailed, among others, Rod Blagoyevich &amp; &#8220;Scooter&#8221; Libby. BUT more importantly played rugby for the OMEX rugby club over 25 years ago. I last posted about him here &#8211; The Culture of Corruption &#8211; my friend Patrick Fitzgerald is onto it! Here&#8217;s the latest on Pat&#8216;s wiki &amp; it&#8217;s pretty interesting. 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