Blagojevich recruited for NBC's 'Celebrity'

April 14, 2009 Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made a deal to star in NBC's upcoming summer reality show I'm a Celebrity ... According to the Chicago Tribune, Blagojevich's attorney told a federal judge Tuesday that he will file a request to loosen his client's travel restrictions to participate in the show, which will be shot in Costa Rica. Blagojevich was indicted April 1 on federal corruption charges that included 11 counts of wire fraud, three of extortion, one of racketeering and one of lying to federal investigators.

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