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Cellini starts serving sentence

Updated: January 23, 2013
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SPRINGFIELD -- A political insider was sent to federal prison Tuesday. William Cellni, 78, will serve a one year sentence at a facility in Indiana.

He was convicted of trying to extort campaign contributions. His accomplice, Rod Blagojevich, is serving 14 years in prison.

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