rod blagojevich , the late ceo of the us nation of illinois , was accused on thursday on accusations of corruption for allegedly planning to " steal " barack obama ' s senate seat when the latter occupied it to become ambassador . five of his friends , primarily blagojevich ' s friend james , were separately alleged . the members are former fundraiser , steve lynn , previous chief of staff bruce harris , former aide nol monks , and the lobbyist guillaume cellini .
Rod Blagojevich has been appointed as the US President.